1 of high quality: this was a fine piece of filmmaking | fine wines.• (of a person) worthy of or eliciting admiration: what a fine human being he is.• good; satisfactory: relations in the group were fine.• used to express one's agreement with or acquiescence to something: anything you want is fine by me, Linda| he said such a solution would be fine.• in good health and feeling well: “I'm fine, just fine. And you?”• (of the weather) bright and clear: it was another fine winter day.• of imposing and dignified appearance or size: a very fine Elizabethan mansion.• (of speech or writing) sounding impressive and grand but ultimately insincere: fine words seemed to produce few practical benefits.• 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 metal: the coin is struck in .986 fine gold.2 (of a thread, filament, or person's hair) thin: I have always had fine and dry hair.• (of a point) sharp: I sharpened the leads to a fine point.• consisting of small particles: the soils were all fine silt.• having or requiring an intricate delicacy of touch: exquisitely fine work.• (of something abstract) subtle and therefore perceived only with difficulty and care: the fine distinctions between the new and old definitions of refugee.• (of feelings) refined; elevated: you might appeal to their finer feelings.
noun (fines)very small particles found in mining, milling, etc.adverb informalin a satisfactory or pleasing manner; very well: “And how's the job-hunting going?” “Oh, fine.”verb1 [ with obj. ] clarify (beer or wine) by causing the precipitation of sediment during production.• [ no obj. ] (of liquid) become clear: the ale hadn't had quite time to fine down.2 make or become thinner: [ with obj. ] : it can be fined right down to the finished shape | [ no obj. ] : she'd certainly fined down—her face was thinner.
PHRASEScut it (or things ) fine allow a very small margin of something, esp. time: boys who have cut it rather fine are scuttling into chapel.do finebe entirely satisfactory: an omelet will do fine. • be healthy or well: the baby's doing fine. • do something in a satisfactory manner: he was doing fine acquiring all the necessary disciplines in finance.do someone finesuit or be enough for someone.fine feathers make fine birds proverb beautiful clothes or an eye-catching appearance make a person appear similarly beautiful or impressive.the finer points ofthe more complex or detailed aspects of: he went on to discuss the finer points of his work.——'s finest informal the police of a particular city: Moscow's finest.one's finest hourthe time of one's greatest success.fine words butter no parsnips proverb nothing is achieved by empty promises or flattery.not to put too fine a point on it to speak bluntly: not to put too fine a point on it, your Emily is a liar.[figuratively, with reference to the sharpening of a weapon, tool, etc.]one fine day at some unspecified or unknown time: you want to be the Chancellor one fine day.
DERIVATIVESfinely adverb.fineness noun
ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French fin, based on Latin finire ‘to finish’.
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