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Definition of 'fine'

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Noun

  1. money extracted as a penalty
       Synonyms: mulct amercement

Verb

  1. 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!"
       Synonyms: ticket

Adjective

  1. 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 been fine"
       Synonyms: all right o.k. ok okay hunky-dory
  2. minutely precise especially in differences in meaning; "a fine distinction"
  3. of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small 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"
       Antonyms: coarse harsh
  4. thin in thickness or diameter; "a fine film of oil"; "fine hairs"; "read the fine print"
  5. 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"
  6. free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity; "gold 21 carats fine"

Adverb

  1. an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence
       Synonyms: very well alright all right OK
  2. in a delicate manner; "finely shaped features"; "her fine drawn body"
       Synonyms: finely delicately exquisitely


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