1. (adj)fine, mulct, amercement money extracted as a penalty
2. (adj)all right, fine, o.k., ok, okay, hunky-dory 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"
3. (adj)fine minutely precise especially in differences in meaning "a fine distinction"
4. (adj)fine thin in thickness or diameter "a fine film of oil"; "fine hairs"; "read the fine print"
5. (adj)fine 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"
6. (adj)fine 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"
7. (verb)fine free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity "gold 21 carats fine"
8. (adverb)ticket, fine 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!"
6. (noun)fine a finalagreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal
7. (noun)fine 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
8. (noun)fine 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
9. fine finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of admiration; accomplished; beautiful
10. fine aiming at show or effect; loaded with ornament; overdressed or overdecorated; showy
11. fine nice; delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; skillful; dexterous
21. (verb)fine to finish; to cease; or to cause to cease
Definitions of 'fine'
The New Hacker's Dictionary
1. fine [WPI] Good, but not goodenough to be cuspy.
The wordfine is used elsewhere, of
course, but without the implicit comparison to the higher level implied by
cuspy.