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superfine

superfine

2 5.3
Very high quality and delicate, often used for cloth or food
  • adjective
  • /ˌsuːpərˈfaɪn/
: 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-grained
vssuperfine
4 4.4

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

describes delicate appearance rather than specific particle arrangement
fine
vssuperfine
  • Specialized
1 4.9

Metal that is very pure and contains very little else

refers to delicate or high quality in look or feel not purity
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
1 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
1 9.9

Very small, delicate, and of excellent quality

is a neutral standard term for extreme delicacy or high quality

Antonyms

inferior
70 3.7

Not as good in quality as something else

coarse
29 3.7

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

How Fine

ultrafine
1 5.2
superfine
2 5.3
fine
130 1.0
coarse
29 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.