What does refined mean?
Definitions for refined
rɪˈfaɪndre·fined
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Princeton's WordNet
refinedadjective
(used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel
"she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste"
refined, processedadjective
freed from impurities by processing
"refined sugar"; "refined oil"; "to gild refined gold"- Shakespeare
polished, refined, svelte, urbaneadjective
showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience
"his polished manner"; "maintained an urbane tone in his letters"
elegant, graceful, refinedadjective
suggesting taste, ease, and wealth
neat, refined, tastefuladjective
free from what is tawdry or unbecoming
"a neat style"; "a neat set of rules"; "she hated to have her neat plans upset"
Wiktionary
refinedadjective
Showing or having good feelings or good taste.
Ozzie and Harriet are refined people.
refinedadjective
An absence of coarseness.
refinedadjective
Not vulgar.
refinedadjective
Without impurities.
The sugar was refined, not gritty.
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refined
Refined refers to something that has been purified, improved, or polished, often through a process of removal of impurities or unwanted elements. It can relate to substances such as metals or sugar, to a person's manners or tastes that are sophisticated and cultured, or to ideas or methods that are developed and improved over time. Aside from material and behavioural aspects, it can also denote an advanced stage of intellectual and moral development.
Webster Dictionary
Refined
of Refine
Refinedadjective
freed from impurities or alloy; purifed; polished; cultured; delicate; as; refined gold; refined language; refined sentiments
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of refined in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of refined in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of refined in a Sentence
If someone replaces eggs with doughnuts, other refined starches and sugar or saturated fats, I'd rather they eat eggs, but for someone who really wants to be in optimal health. putting the emphasis on plant-based protein sources like steel-cut oatmeal and nuts would be a better way to go.
They cause awful inflammation and are implicated by a famous, now-retired heart surgeon who has 1,000 bypasses under his belt. He claims that sugar and refined vegetable oils are the real cause of heart disease, they damage the arterial walls, leading to injury, causing the body to create layers of deposits to repair the damage.
We continue to conduct detailed military planning with the Turkish General Staff to address Turkish security concerns along the Turkey-Syria border. Planning to date has been productive and we have an initial concept that will be refined in the coming days. We are also conducting planning with other members of the Coalition who have indicated an intent to support the transition phase of operations into Syria.
All this time, refinery projects are always given to Pertamina or for Pertamina and its partners, in the future, we will open it for private investors, although the refined products must be sold to Pertamina to be distributed to the whole of Indonesia.
There are, as you can imagine, thousands and thousands of actions that are going to have to take place, everything from what does the uniform look like, to the logo, all the way up to who's in the Space Force and who's not in the Space Force, that work is being planned and will continue to be refined.
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- refinatCatalan, Valencian
- raffiniertGerman
- refinadoSpanish
- تصفیه شدهPersian
- hienostunutFinnish
- châtié, affinéFrench
- aaheelitManx
- finomított, finom, rafinált, kifinomultHungarian
- raffinatoItalian
- 洗練されたJapanese
- verfijndDutch
- raffinertNorwegian
- refinadoPortuguese
- рафинированный, очищенный, утончённый, изысканный, благородныйRussian
- சுத்திகரிக்கப்பட்டTamil
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