fine
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- adjective
- /faɪn/
- She carefully applied the paint with a brush that had a fine tip for precise detailing.
- fine-grained
- fine particles
- fine powder
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Watch on YouTubeLooks like a very fine line here line brush.
- Looks like a very fine line here line brush.
- I'm going to do inking with fine liners next.
- So I have naturally very fine thin curly whirly hair.
- What I do have is fine hair, but lots of it.
- So this is the fine woven material here.
- You could say it's composed of very, very fine tiny particles.
- This thing is covered in fine scratches at this point.
Examples
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It's a very, very fine felt tip.
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You could say it's composed of very, very fine tiny particles.
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What I do have is fine hair, but lots of it.
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And then they come with a sharp, stiff, fine point for detail work.
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So this is the fine woven material here.
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I grind some of it into a fine powder for best effect.
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Menhaden are generally small, contain many fine bones, and have a high oil content.
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My face and hands were full of sand, loose and fine, so far from the shoreline.
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The dried leaves were separately ground to fine powder using a blender.
Academic text (2015) -
So I have naturally very fine thin curly whirly hair.
Synonyms
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Not thick from side to side, for example a line or a slice
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A surface that is even and not rough
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Contains very small, closely packed particles that make it feel smooth like fine sugar
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Something that is very small, like tiny particles or thin fibers
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Has very small parts that make a smooth surface, like hair or flour
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Having an even, soft surface with no bumps when you touch it
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Having very small, tightly packed parts that make a smooth surface in wood or stone
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Made of very small pieces like fine sand
Antonyms
Idioms
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A phrase said to show something would be nice but is very unlikely to happen
Compounds
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A university degree for artists, writers and performers after a first degree
- Specialized
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A special degree that a university gives to people for work in the fine arts
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A group of very close lines in the light from an atom that show small energy differences
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Pictures taken with a camera to show an artist's personal vision, not for news or sale
A low shrub with thin leaves and purple-red flowers that grows on open, poor soil
- US
A climbing small bush from the southeastern United States with large red-purple bell-shaped flowers
How Fine
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fine also came to mean 'thin' or 'made of very small parts' from Old French fin, which meant 'delicate' or 'small', a bit like in refine; so fine dust or fine flour means very small, smooth particles.