Definitions for fineˈfi neɪ

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

finefaɪn(adj.)fin•er, fin•est

(adj.)of superior or best quality; of high or highest grade; excellent:
fine wine.
consisting of minute particles:
fine sand.
very thin; slender:
fine thread.
keen; sharp, as a tool.
delicate in texture or workmanship:
fine cotton.
highly skilled; accomplished:
a fine musician.
trained to the maximum degree, as an athlete.
characterized by refinement or elegance; polished; refined:
fine manners.
affectedly ornate or elegant.
delicate; subtle:
a fine distinction.
healthy; well.
Category: Common Vocabulary
elegant in appearance; smart.
good-looking; handsome:
a fine young man.
(of a precious metal or its alloy) free from impurities; containing a large amount of pure metal.
Category: Metallurgy
(adv.)Informal. excellently; very well.
Category: Informal
finely; delicately:
fine wrought lettering.
(v.i.)to become fine or finer, as by refining.
(v.t.)to make fine or finer, esp. by refining or pulverizing.
to reduce the size or proportions of (often used with down or away):
to fine down heavy features.
to clarify (wines or spirits) by filtration.
Category: Viniculture/Winemaking

Origin of fine:

1250–1300; ME fin < AF, OF: extreme, farthest, best < L fīnis end

finefaɪn(n.; v.)fined, fin•ing.

(n.)a sum of money imposed as a penalty for an offense or dereliction:
a parking fine.
a fee paid by a feudal tenant to a landlord, as on the renewal of tenure.
Category: Law
(formerly) a conveyance of land through decree of an English court, based upon a simulated lawsuit.
Category: Law
Archaic. a penalty of any kind.
(v.t.)to subject to a fine.

Idioms for fine:

in fine, in short; briefly.
Category: Idiom

Origin of fine:

1150–1200; ME fin < AF, OF < L fīnis end, ML: settlement, payment

fi•neˈfi neɪ(n.)

Music. the end.
Category: Music and Dance

Princeton's WordNet

fine, mulct, amercement(adj)
money extracted as a penalty
all right, fine, o.k., ok, okay, hunky-dory(adj)
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
"an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine"
fine(adj)
minutely precise especially in differences in meaning
"a fine distinction"
fine(adj)
thin in thickness or diameter
"a fine film of oil"; "fine hairs"; "read the fine print"
fine(adj)
characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment
"fine wine"; "looking fine in her Easter suit"; "a fine gentleman"; "fine china and crystal"; "a fine violinist"; "the fine hand of a master"
fine(adj)
of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles
"wood with a fine grain"; "fine powdery snow"; "fine rain"; "batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave"; "covered with a fine film of dust"
fine(verb)
free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity
"gold 21 carats fine"
ticket, fine(adverb)
issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty
"I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street"; "Move your car or else you will be ticketed!"
very well, fine, alright, all right, OK(adverb)
an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence
finely, fine, delicately, exquisitely(adverb)
in a delicate manner
"finely shaped features"; "her fine drawn body"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

fine(adjective)ˈfi neɪ
good or acceptable
"Is orange juice OK?" "Yes, that's fine thanks."
fineˈfi neɪ
in good health and happy
"How are you?" "I'm fine thanks."
fineˈfi neɪ
excellent or of high quality
fine foods
fineˈfi neɪ
very thin
a fine fabric; Her hair is very fine.
fineˈfi neɪ
(of weather) sunny
***Tomorrow should be fine, but windy.
fine(adverb)ˈfi neɪ
acceptably or well enough
The operation was a success and he's doing fine now.
fine(noun)ˈfi neɪ
a payment that must be made as a punishment
I had to pay a $100 fine.
fine(verb)ˈfi neɪ
to punish sb by making them pay money
He was fined for parking his car illegally.

Webster Dictionary

Fine(u)
finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of admiration; accomplished; beautiful
Fine(u)
aiming at show or effect; loaded with ornament; overdressed or overdecorated; showy
Fine(u)
nice; delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; skillful; dexterous
Fine(u)
not coarse, gross, or heavy
Fine(u)
not gross; subtile; thin; tenous
Fine(u)
not coarse; comminuted; in small particles; as, fine sand or flour
Fine(u)
not thick or heavy; slender; filmy; as, a fine thread
Fine(u)
thin; attenuate; keen; as, a fine edge
Fine(u)
made of fine materials; light; delicate; as, fine linen or silk
Fine(u)
having (such) a proportion of pure metal in its composition; as, coins nine tenths fine
Fine(u)
(Used ironically.)
Fine(adj)
to make fine; to refine; to purify, to clarify; as, to fine gold
Fine(adj)
to make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.; as. to fine the soil
Fine(adj)
to change by fine gradations; as (Naut.), to fine down a ship's lines, to diminish her lines gradually
Fine(noun)
end; conclusion; termination; extinction
Fine(noun)
a sum of money paid as the settlement of a claim, or by way of terminating a matter in dispute; especially, a payment of money imposed upon a party as a punishment for an offense; a mulct
Fine(noun)
a final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal
Fine(noun)
a sum of money or price paid for obtaining a benefit, favor, or privilege, as for admission to a copyhold, or for obtaining or renewing a lease
Fine(noun)
to impose a pecuniary penalty upon for an offense or breach of law; to set a fine on by judgment of a court; to punish by fine; to mulct; as, the trespassers were fined ten dollars
Fine(verb)
to pay a fine. See Fine, n., 3 (b)
Fine(verb)
to finish; to cease; or to cause to cease

The New Hacker's Dictionary

fine
[WPI] Good, but not good enough to be cuspy. The word fine is used elsewhere, of course, but without the implicit comparison to the higher level implied by cuspy.