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1. (n.) refinement
fineness or elegance of feeling, taste, manners, language, etc.
2. refinement
an instance of this.
3. refinement
the act or process of refining.
4. refinement
the quality or state of being refined.
5. refinement
a subtle point or distinction.
6. refinement
an improved form of something.
7. refinement
a detail or device added to improve something.
Etymology: (1605–15)
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| Definition of 'Refinement' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish
a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
"they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad
2. (noun) refinement, elaboration
the result of improving something
"he described a refinement of this technique"
3. (noun) refining, refinement, purification
the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
4. (noun) nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement
a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
"without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning"
5. (noun) refinement, civilization, civilisation
the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste
"a man of intellectual refinement"; "he is remembered for his generosity and civilization"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Refinement
the act of refining, or the state of being refined; as, the refinement or metals; refinement of ideas
2. (noun) Refinement
that which is refined, elaborated, or polished to excess; an affected subtilty; as, refinements of logic
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Sense: good manners, good taste, polite speech etc.
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 Afrikaans: goeie maniere |
 Arabic: رقَّه، دَماثَه، تَهْذيب |
 Bulgarian: изисканост |
 Brazilian: refinamento |
 Czech: kultivovanost |
 German: die Feinheit |
 Danish: elegance |
 Greek: ψυχική καλλιέργεια, ευγέν |
 Spanish: refinamiento |
 Estonian: peenus, rafineeritus |
 Farsi: تزکیه؛ پیراستگی |
 Finnish: hienostuneisuus |
 French: raffinement |
 Hebrew: עִידוּן |
 Hindi: परिष्कार |
 Croatian: fino ponašanje, profinjen |
 Hungarian: kifinomultság |
 Indonesian: kesopanan |
 Icelandic: (sið)fágun |
 Italian: raffinatezza |
 Japanese: 洗練 |
 Korean: 세련된 태도 |
 Lithuanian: galantiškumas, subtilumas |
 Latvian: galantums; izsmalcinātība |
 Malay: berhemah |
 Dutch: beschaving |
 Norwegian: dannelse, forfinelse |
 Polish: wytworność |
 Persian: تزکیه؛ پیراستگی |
 Pashto: پاكوالى، سوتره ګى، ښه وال |
 Portuguese: distinção |
 Romanian: rafinament |
 Russian: изысканность |
 Slovak: kultivovanosť |
 Slovenian: uglajenost |
 Serbian: prefinjenost |
 Swedish: förfining, elegans |
 Thai: ความละเอียดปราณีต |
 Turkish: kibarlık |
 Taiwanese: 文雅 |
 Ukrainian: витонченість, вишуканість |
 Urdu: تہذیب |
 Vietnamese: sự tao nhã |
 Chinese: 文雅 |
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