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Fine

adjective

(compar. finer; superl. finest)

1.

Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition. Synonyms: all right, hunky-dory, o.k., ok, okay. "The passengers were shaken up but are all right" , "Is everything all right?" , "Everything's fine" , "Things are okay" , "Dinner and the movies had been fine" , "Another minute I'd have been fine"

2.

Minutely precise especially in differences in meaning.

3.

Thin in thickness or diameter. "Fine hairs" , "Read the fine print"

4.

Characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment. "Looking fine in her Easter suit" , "A fine gentleman" , "Fine china and crystal" , "A fine violinist" , "The fine hand of a master"

5.

Of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles. "Fine powdery snow" , "Fine rain" , "Batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave" , "Covered with a fine film of dust" Antonym: coarse.

6.

Free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity.

noun

1.

Money extracted as a penalty. Synonyms: amercement, mulct.

verb

(past & past part. fined; pres. part. fining)

1.

Issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty. Synonym: ticket. "Move your car or else you will be ticketed!"

adverb

1.

An expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence. Synonyms: all right, alright, OK, very well.

2.

In a delicate manner. Synonyms: delicately, exquisitely, finely. "Her fine drawn body"

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"Fine" Quotes from Famous Books

... the Captain's children was a boy. He was named Robert, after his grandfather, and seemed to have inherited a good deal of the old gentleman's character, mixed with gentler traits. He was a fair, fine boy, tall and stout for his age, with the Captain's regular features, and, he flattered himself, the Captain's firm step and martial bearing. He was apt—like his grandfather—to hold his own will to be other people's law, and happily for ...

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... it no longer rained, and the wind had less violence. They went out to look at the sea. Many people were gathered about the harbour, whence was a fine view of the great waves that broke into leaping foam and spray against the crags of Sark. As they stood thus Occupied, Monica heard her name spoken in a friendly ...

— The Odd Women • George Gissing

... country. Such tests, moreover, might be enforced by our government practically without cost, as the burden of making such tests could be placed entirely upon the steamship companies that bring immigrants to the United States. It has been shown that a heavy fine of from one hundred to five hundred dollars for every person that is brought to the United States that does not conform to the requirements of our immigration laws is sufficient to make the steamship companies exercise a very stringent ...

— Sociology and Modern Social Problems • Charles A. Ellwood

... vision of his fine face and figure, his grace of manner, his joyous frankness and charm of conversation, rose before her, a wave of astonishment, almost of protest, swept over her till the tears rose in her eyes. What had so changed her that ...

— Joyce's Investments - A Story for Girls • Fannie E. Newberry

... word of his plight reached Boston, and a ship was immediately despatched, not only to bring the castaway home, but with the fine wardrobe necessary to a young gentleman of his station. But the same ship brought word of his father's death—his mother had gone long since—and as there were brothers enamored of the business he hated, he decided to remain in the country that had won ...

— Rezanov • Gertrude Atherton

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