Etymology: Middle English fin, from Anglo-French, from Latin finis, noun, end, limit
Date: 13th century
1 a: free from impurity bof a metal: having a stated proportion of pure metal in the composition expressed in parts per thousand <a gold coin .9166 fine> 2 a (1): very thin in gauge or texture <fine thread>(2): not coarse <fine sand>(3): very small <fine print>(4):keen<a knife with a fine edge>(5): very precise or accurate <a fine adjustment><trying to be too fine with his pitches>b: physically trained or hardened close to the limit of efficiency —used of an athlete or animal 3: delicate, subtle, or sensitive in quality, perception, or discrimination <a fine distinction> 4: superior in kind, quality, or appearance :excellent<a fine job><a fine day><fine wines> 5 a:ornate 1 <fine writing>b: marked by or affecting elegance or refinement <fine manners> 6 a: very well <feel fine>b:all right<that's fine with me> 7 —used as an intensive <the leader, in a fine frenzy, beheaded one of his wives — Brian Crozier>