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Fine

/fæːn/

Fine champagne; French brandy.

📖 Definitions of "Fine"

noun

1
Fine champagne; French brandy.
2
(usually in the plural) Something that is fine; fine particles.
"They filtered silt and fines out of the soil."

verb

1
To make finer, purer, or cleaner; to purify or clarify.
"to fine gold"
2
To become finer, purer, or cleaner.
3
To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.
"to fine the soil"
4
To change by fine gradations.
"to fine down a ship's lines, i.e. to diminish her lines gradually"

adjective

1
Senses referring to subjective quality.
2
Senses referring to objective quality.
3
Behind the batsman and at a small angle to the line between the wickets.
"[...] to nudge it through the covers (or tickle it down to fine leg) for a four [...]"
4
Subtle; thin; tenuous.

adverb

1
Expression of (typically) reluctant agreement.
2
Well, nicely, in a positive way.
"Everything worked out fine."
3
Finely; elegantly; delicately.
4
In a manner so that the driven ball strikes the object ball so far to one side as to be barely deflected, the object ball being driven to one side.

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
delicatenoun	Easily damaged or requiring careful handling.
exquisitenoun	Especially or extraordinarily fine or pleasing; exceptional.
beautifulnoun	Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive.
goodnoun	Of a person or an animal:
tenuous	Insubstantial.
closenoun	(physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.
discerningnoun	Of keen insight or selective judgement; perceptive.
elegantnoun	Characterised by or exhibiting elegance.
daintynoun	Elegant; delicately small and pretty.
delicately	In a delicate manner; exquisitely.
primenoun	First in importance, degree, or rank.
skilled	Having or showing skill; skillful.
qualitynoun	(uncountable) Level of excellence.
badnoun	Of low quality.
purenoun	Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
pleasantnoun	Giving pleasure; pleasing in manner.
preciseverb	(loosely) Both exact and accurate.
choicenoun	An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.
littlenoun	Small in size.
thinverb	Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
tightverb	Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
prettynoun	Pleasant to the sight or other senses; attractive, especially of women or children.
smallnoun	Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
wellnoun	(manner) Accurately, competently, satisfactorily.
satisfactorynoun	Causing satisfaction; agreeable or pleasant; satisfying.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
coarse	Lacking refinement, taste or delicacy.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
superior	Higher in rank, status, or quality.
qualitynoun	(uncountable) Level of excellence.
exquisite	Especially or extraordinarily fine or pleasing; exceptional.
exquisitely	Exceedingly; in the highest degree.
superfinenoun	Having an especially fine size or texture; made of very small particles or threads.
elegant	Characterised by or exhibiting elegance.
skilled	Having or showing skill; skillful.
delicately	In a delicate manner; exquisitely.
well	(manner) Accurately, competently, satisfactorily.
primenoun	First in importance, degree, or rank.
all right	Good; in acceptable, if not excellent condition.
pleasant	Giving pleasure; pleasing in manner.
precise	(loosely) Both exact and accurate.
alright	(sometimes proscribed) Alternative form of all right; satisfactory; okay; in acceptable order. [Good; in acceptable, if not excellent condition.]
beautiful	Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive.
finely	In a fine, handsome or attractive way; very well.
satisfactory	Causing satisfaction; agreeable or pleasant; satisfying.
pretty	Pleasant to the sight or other senses; attractive, especially of women or children.
delicate	Easily damaged or requiring careful handling.
dainty	Elegant; delicately small and pretty.