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Refinement

🔄 Synonyms of "Refinement"

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WordDefinition
nuancenounSubtlety or fine detail.
subtletynoun(uncountable) The quality of being subtle.
gentilitynoun(uncountable) The state of being elegant, genteel, having good breeding, or being socially superior.
polishnounOf, from or native to Poland, or relating to the Polish language.
elaborationnounThe act or process of producing or refining with labor; improvement by successive operations; refinement.
refiningnounRefinement (process of refining)
nicetynounA small detail or distinction.
genteelnessnounThe quality of being genteel.
breedingnounPropagation of offspring through sexual reproduction.
shadenoun(uncountable) Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.

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WordDefinition
refiningnounRefinement (process of refining)
shadenoun(uncountable) Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
breedingnounPropagation of offspring through sexual reproduction.
elaborationnounThe act or process of producing or refining with labor; improvement by successive operations; refinement.
nuancenounSubtlety or fine detail.
nicetynounA small detail or distinction.
subtletynoun(uncountable) The quality of being subtle.
gentilitynoun(uncountable) The state of being elegant, genteel, having good breeding, or being socially superior.
genteelnessnounThe quality of being genteel.
polishnounThe language spoken in Poland.
refineverb(ambitransitive) To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.
clarifyverb(by extension) To make or become clear or easily understood; to explain or resolve in order to remove doubt or obscurity.
purificationnounThe act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.
upgradenounAn improved component or replacement item, usually applied to technology.
tastenounOne of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals; the quality of giving this sensation.
enhanceverbTo augment or make something greater.
refinerynounA building, or a mass of machinery, used to produce refined products such as sugar, oil, or metals.
enhancementnounAn improvement or supplement that tends to increase a sense of esteem.
developmentalnounA trainee flight controller.
streamliningnounThe process by which something is streamlined.

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