fine
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- adjective
- /faɪn/
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fino
- She carefully applied the paint with a brush that had a fine tip for precise detailing.
- fine-grained
- fine particles
- fine powder
Looks 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.
Academic text (1991) -
My face and hands were full of sand, loose and fine, so far from the shoreline.
Fiction book (1990) -
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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Has very small parts that make a smooth surface, like hair or flour
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Something that is very small, like tiny particles or thin fibers
Having an even, soft surface with no bumps when you touch it
Made of very small pieces like fine sand
Having very small, tightly packed parts that make a smooth surface in wood or stone
Antonyms
Idioms
A phrase said to show something would be nice but is very unlikely to happen
Compounds
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A nickname for Norwich in England for its beautiful old buildings and lively arts
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A university degree for artists, writers and performers after a first degree
- Specialized
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A group of very close lines in the light from an atom that show small energy differences
- Specialized
A special degree that a university gives to people for work in the fine arts
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.