finer; finest
Definition of fine
(Entry 1 of 6)
1a
: all right
that's fine with me
b
: well or healthy : not sick or injured
feel fine
2
: superior in kind, quality, or appearance : excellent
a fine job a fine day fine wines
3a(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
4
: delicate, subtle, or sensitive in quality, perception, or discrimination
a fine distinction
5a
: ornate sense 1
fine writing
b
: marked by or affecting elegance or refinement
fine manners
6
—used as an intensive the leader, in a fine frenzy, beheaded one of his wives— Brian Crozier
7a
: free from impurity
b
of a metal
: having a stated proportion of pure metal in the composition expressed in parts per thousand
a gold coin .9166 fine
fine
adverbDefinition of fine (Entry 2 of 6)
fine
noun (1)Definition of fine (Entry 3 of 6)
1a
: a sum imposed as punishment for an offense
The motorist had to pay a fine for speeding.
b
: a forfeiture or penalty paid to an injured party in a civil action
2
: a compromise of a fictitious suit used as a form of conveyance of lands
in fine
: in short
fine
verb (1)
fined; fining
Definition of fine (Entry 4 of 6)
: to impose a fine on : punish by a fine
fine
verb (2)
fined; fining
Definition of fine (Entry 5 of 6)
1
: to become pure or clear
the ale will fine
2
: to become smaller in lines or proportions
fine
noun (2)Definition of fine (Entry 6 of 6)
: end
—used as a direction in music to mark the closing point after a repeat
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