Analysis Complete

fine

/ fine /
noun/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
money extracted as a penalty
Type of:
penalty
Kinds of:
library fine
Derived:
amerce mulct ticket
adjective satellite Sense 2
thin in thickness or diameter
"a fine film of oil"
"fine hairs"
"read the fine print"
Similar:
thin
adjective satellite Sense 3
superior to the average
"in fine spirits"
"a fine student"
"made good grades"
"morale was good"
"had good weather for the parade"
Similar:
superior
adjective Sense 4
of texture; being small-grained or smooth to the touch or having fine particles
"wood with a fine grain"
"fine powdery snow"
"fine rain"
"batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave"
"covered with a fine film of dust"
Similar:
close tight close-grained fine-grained dustlike floury nongranular powdered
Opposites:
coarse
See also:
smooth
adjective satellite Sense 5
; free or impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity
"gold 21 carats fine"
Similar:
pure
Domain:
metallurgy
adjective satellite Sense 6
minutely precise especially in differences in meaning
"a fine distinction"
Similar:
precise
adjective satellite Sense 7
(of weather) pleasant; not raining, perhaps with the sun shining
"a fine summer evening"
Similar:
pleasant
adjective satellite Sense 8
characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment
"fine wine"
"looking fine in her Easter suit"
"a fine gentleman"
"fine china and crystal"
"a fine violinist"
"the fine hand of a master"
Similar:
elegant
adjective satellite Sense 9
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
"an all-right movie"
"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"
Similar:
satisfactory
Domain:
colloquialism
verb Sense 10
issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty
"I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street"
"Move your car or else you will be ticketed!"
Type of:
book
Kinds of:
amerce
Derived:
mulct amercement ticket
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
adjective satellite Sense 11
being in good health
"he''s feeling all right again"
"I''m fine, how are you?"
Similar:
well
adverb Sense 12
sentence-initial expression of agreement
adverb Sense 13
in a delicate manner
"finely shaped features"
"her fine drawn body"
Pertains to:
dainty exquisite delicate
adverb Sense 14
in a superior and skilled manner
"the soldiers were fighting finely"
Pertains to:
good
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
14
Total Synonyms
16
Total Relationships
28
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

penalty library fine thin superior close tight close-grained fine-grained dustlike floury nongranular powdered