n.
Function: adjective
1 marked by subtlety of perception or discrimination FF1C; I cannot follow these fine distinctions FF1E;
Synonyms: delicate, finespun, hairline, hairsplitting, nice, refined, subtle
Related Words: abstruse, esoteric, recondite; cryptic, enigmatic, obscure; minute, petty, trifling
Contrasted Words: definite, explicit, express, specific; clear, lucid, perspicuous; broad, extensive, general, generic, indefinite, wide
2 consisting of small particles FF1C; fine sand FF1E;
Synonyms: impalpable, powdery, pulverized
Related Words: light, loose, porous
Antonyms: coarse
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Synonyms: EXCELLENT , capital, ||dandy, first-class, first-rate, first-string, five-star, superior, top, top-notch
Related Words: beautiful, splendid; enjoyable, pleasant
Idioms: fine and dandy
Contrasted Words: miserable, wretched; atrocious, awful, objectionable, unpleasant
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Synonyms: FAIR 2, clarion, clear, cloudless, pleasant, rainless, sunny, sunshiny, unclouded, undarkened