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fine

• well, acceptable, satisfactory, all right, okay (informal), good, reasonable, adequate, sufficient antonym: unsatisfactory
• tiny, minute, light, delicate, small, thin, wafer-thin, slight
• bright, sunny, warm, beautiful, fair, pleasant, clear antonym: dull
• excellent, outstanding, exceptional, superb, select, first-rate, superior antonym: poor
• subtle, light, slight, faint, tenuous, thin, insubstantial, flimsy, gauzy, diaphanous, translucent antonym: heavy
• delicate, slender, thin, refined, slight, dainty, sharp, chiseled, well-honed antonym: coarse
• refined, subtle, discerning, discriminating, sharp, perceptive, skilled, fastidious, keen antonym: dull

okay, all right, sure (informal), of course, certainly, no problem (informal), yes, agreed, yep (informal)

denoting or displaying a state of good, though not excellent, preservation in stamps, books, coins, etc.▪(of gold or silver) containing a specified high proportion of pure metalthe coin is struck in .986 fine gold2. very thin or narrowa fine nylon threadfine flyaway hair▪(of a point) sharpI sharpened the leads to a fine point▪made or consisting of small particlesthe soils were all fine silt▪of delicate or intricate workmanship or structurefine bone china▪(of something abstract) subtle and therefore perceived only with difficulty and carethere is a fine distinction between misrepresenting the truth and lying▪(of a physical faculty) sensitive and discriminatinghe has a fine eye for the detail and texture of social scenery3. (Cricket) directed or stationed behind the wicket and close to the line of flight of the ball when it is bowlednounfinesvery small particles found in mining, milling, etc.adverb1. (informal) in a satisfactory or pleasing manner; very well‘And how's the job-hunting going?’ ‘Oh, fine.’mother and baby are both doing fine2. (Cricket) behind the wicket and close to the line of flight of the ball when it is bowledverb1. (with object) clarify (beer or wine) by causing the precipitation of sediment during production▪ (no object) (of liquid) become clear2. make or become thinner(no object) she'd certainly fined down—her face was thinner3. fine up (no object) (Northern England, Australian and New Zealand English, informal) (of the weather) become bright and clear

phrases

cut it finedo someone finefine feathers make fine birdsa fine linethe finer points of—'s finestone's finer feelingsone's finest hourfine words butter no parsnipsnot to put too fine a point on itone fine day

derivatives

fineness

word origin

Middle English: from Old French fin, based on Latin finire ‘to finish’ (see finish)

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UK /fʌɪn/nouna sum of money exacted as a penalty by a court of law or other authoritya parking fineverb (with object) punish (someone) for an illegal or illicit act by making them pay a sum of moneyshe was fined £1500 for driving offences

derivatives

fineable

word origin

Middle English: from Old French fin ‘end, payment’, from Latin finis ‘end’ (in medieval Latin denoting a sum paid on settling a lawsuit). The original sense was ‘conclusion’ (surviving in the phrase in fine); also used in the medieval Latin sense, the word came to denote a penalty of any kind, later specifically a monetary penalty

fine

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UK /fiːn/noun (mass noun) 1. French brandy of high quality made from distilled wine rather than from pomace2. short for fine champagne

fine

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UK /ˈfiːneɪ/noun(in musical directions) the place where a piece of music finishes (when this is not at the end of the score but at the end of an earlier section which is repeated at the end of the piece)