finer
68
2.7
- adjective
- /ˈfaɪnər/
:
mejor
- There's no finer officer in this or any galaxy.
- the finer details
- much finer
- the finer points
Yeah, I want to turn to a finer point of addiction.
- Yeah, I want to turn to a finer point of addiction.
- But again, it does show the finer details.
- So he really showed me the finer things in life.
- Its nature is barbarous and revolting to our finer feelings.
Examples
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D'Artagnan, I have never known a finer man than you nor cared more for a friend.
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And he couldn't always observe the finer points of the law to do his job.
Fiction book (1990) -
So he really showed me the finer things in life.
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There could be no finer home in all the universe than right here with Clay.
Fiction book (1995) -
He enjoys the finer things in life.
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Another set has trouble with finer details, like the relative speeds of close pairs of galaxies.
Academic text (1995) -
Start with a rough sandpaper and use the finer sandpaper later.
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Hands down the best snapbacks made from the finest merino wool right here in the USA.
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There's nobody finer.
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He enjoys the finer things in life, such as gourmet food and luxury vacations.
Synonyms
203
4.2
Better in quality or performance than similar things
92
1.0
More suitable or healthy than something else
9
3.8
Very high quality and lasts a long time
8
3.7
Very good quality and better than most others
Antonyms
How Good
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Finer is the form of fine that means 'more'. The word fine comes from an old word meaning 'end' or 'limit', the same root as final and finish, and it came to mean 'complete' or at its best, so finer means 'better'.