Definition of "fine"
- adjective
Of superior quality.
Of a particular grade of quality, usually between very good and very fine, and below mint.
Sunny and not raining.
Being acceptable, adequate, passable, or satisfactory.
Good-looking, attractive.
Consisting of especially minute particulate; made up of particularly small pieces.
Particularly slender; especially thin, narrow, or of small girth.
Made of slender or thin filaments.
Subtle, delicately balanced.
Behind the batsman and at a small angle to the line between the wickets.
- adverb
Expression of agreement.
Well, nicely, in a positive way.
- noun
Fine champagne; French brandy.
Something that is fine; fine particles.
A fee levied as punishment for breaking the law.
The end of a musical composition.
The location in a musical score that indicates the end of the piece, particularly when the piece ends somewhere in the middle of the score due to a section of the music being repeated.
- verb
To make finer, purer, or cleaner.
To become finer, purer, or cleaner.
To clarify (wine and beer) by filtration.
To issue a fine as punishment to (someone).
To finish; to cease.
To cause to cease; to stop.
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