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superfine

superfine

1 5.3
Very high quality and delicate, often used for cloth or food
  • adjective
  • /ˌsuːpərˈfaɪn/
translation icon : súper fino
  • Ilya kicked wind-exposed rocks aside and slogged through drifts of familiar red smear and the superfine gray dust.
  • superfine sugar

Examples

  • You get this superfine thing.

    A Perfect Murder (1998)

  • For the best results, make sure to buy superfine sugar for your dessert recipes.

  • What exactly is this superfine thing?

    A Perfect Murder (1998)

  • The chef prefers to use superfine flour for his delicate pastries.

  • He was impressed by the superfine details in the artist's painting.

Synonyms

fine
vssuperfine
  • Specialized
66 4.9

Metal that is very pure and contains very little else

refers to delicate or high quality in look or feel not purity
fine-grained
vssuperfine
1 4.4

Contains very small, closely packed particles that make it feel smooth like fine sugar

describes delicate appearance rather than specific particle arrangement
ultrafine
vssuperfine
1 5.2

Something that is very small, like tiny particles or thin fibers

focuses on delicacy and high quality rather than particle size
extrafine
vssuperfine
4.2

Very smooth and high quality, like fine wool

is the general term for extreme delicacy or very high quality
fine as frog hair
vssuperfine
  • Archaic
9.9

Very small, delicate, and of excellent quality

is a neutral standard term for extreme delicacy or high quality

Antonyms

inferior
63 3.7

Not as good in quality as something else

coarse
26 3.7

A surface like sand or rough cloth that has large grains and is not smooth

How Fine

ultrafine
1 5.2
superfine
1 5.3
fine
252 1.0
coarse
26 3.7

Surface Forms

superfine positive

Morphology

superfine = fine (transparent) = super + fine

The prefix 'super-' functions as an intensifier added to the adjective 'fine', yielding the straightforward meaning 'very fine' or 'extremely high quality'.

Etymology

Superfine comes from the parts super- ('above') and fine ('good' or 'delicate'), so it is like 'above fine'. That's why superfine describes something very delicate or of very high quality.