fine
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5.3
- adjective
- /faɪn/
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sutil
- Handwriting letters with correct formation requires careful coordination between fine motor movements and vision.
- a fine line
- fine-tuning
- fine details
Oh my gosh, you can make just fine, fine strokes.
- Oh my gosh, you can make just fine, fine strokes.
- And this is great for very fine control and precision drilling.
- There are there are cases where I succumb to this fine eye for detail.
- A headmaster makes his way to work, treading the fine line between life and death.
- So it's dynamic range, it is fine detail and it is shutter speed.
- I can, I can Sprint on real fine detail.
- It's just a really finely finally, how do I describe this?
Examples
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He gave a fine explanation of the complex topic, breaking it down into clear, understandable parts.
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The artist paid attention to every fine detail in her painting, ensuring that each stroke was precise.
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These were fine details here, fine details.
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And this is for just some fine detail.
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Not to put too fine a point on it, yes, you did.
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This is a very fine tip that we're working with.
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The two sides are negotiating the fine points of the future customs union.
Academic text (1994) -
And you will make it so because you are a superb researcher, and a fine writer.
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Overall, this middle approach draws a very fine line between facts and opinions.
Academic text (2017) -
Tim is practicing his fine-motor skills during a writing lesson in the general education classroom.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Idioms
A phrase said to show something would be nice but is very unlikely to happen
Compounds
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7.5
A nickname for Norwich in England for its beautiful old buildings and lively arts
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4.6
A university degree for artists, writers and performers after a first degree
- Specialized
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9.1
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 Subtle
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fine meaning 'precise' or 'delicate' grew from the idea of something very small or exact, like a 'fine' line, so a fine distinction is a very small, careful difference.