Definitions for Refinement
rɪˈfaɪn məntre·fine·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finishnoun

   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. refinement, elaborationnoun

   the result of improving something

   "he described a refinement of this technique"

3. refining, refinement, purificationnoun

   the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)

4. nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinementnoun

   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. refinement, civilization, civilisationnoun

   the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste

   "a man of intellectual refinement"; "he is remembered for his generosity and civilization"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. refinementnoun

   The act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material

2. refinementnoun

   High-class style; cultivation.

3. refinementnoun

   A fine or subtle distinction.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Refinementnoun

   Etymology: from refine.

   1. The act of purifying, by clearing any thing from dross and recrementitious matter.

   The more bodies are of kin to spirit in subtilty and refinement, the more diffusive are they. John Norris.

   2. Improvement in elegance or purity.

   From the civil war to this time, I doubt whether the corruptions in our language have not equalled its refinements. Jonathan Swift.

   3. Artificial practice.

   The rules religion prescribes are more successful in publick and private affairs, than the refinements of irregular cunning. John Rogers.

   4. Affectation of elegant improvement.

   The flirts about town had a design to leave us in the lurch, by some of their late refinements. Joseph Addison, Guardian.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. refinement

   Refinement generally refers to the process of enhancement or improvement towards perfection. It involves making necessary modifications, adjustments or amendments in order to make something more accurate or developed. This can apply to a wide range of things, such as systems, processes, designs, theories, methods, or character and behaviors.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Refinementnoun

   the act of refining, or the state of being refined; as, the refinement or metals; refinement of ideas

2. Refinementnoun

   that which is refined, elaborated, or polished to excess; an affected subtilty; as, refinements of logic

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Refinement

   Refinement is a generic term of computer science that encompasses various approaches for producing correct computer programs and simplifying existing programs to enable their formal verification.

Matched Categories

1. • Excellence
   • Improvement
   • Processing

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Refinement in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Refinement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Refinement in a Sentence

1. Bryant McGill:

   Courtesy is a silver lining around the dark clouds of civilization; it is the best part of refinement and in many ways, an art of heroic beauty in the vast gallery of man’s cruelty and baseness.

2. Jochen Hermann:

   Take the Mercedes-Benz S-Class 12-cylinder model. If that approaches you at 10 kilometers an hour you can also barely hear it, so we wanted a sound which also oozes refinement for the electric car.

3. Bryant H. McGill:

   Courtesy is a silver lining around the dark clouds of civilization; it is the best part of refinement and in many ways, an art of heroic beauty in the vast gallery of man's cruelty and baseness.

4. Hazlitt:

   The surest hindrance of success is to have too high a standard of refinement in our own minds, or too high an opinion of the judgment of the public. He who is determined not to be satisfied with anything short of perfection will never do anything to please himself or others.

5. Julia Steinberger:

   We thought there needed to be much more detail and refinement of those metrics.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Refinement
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Refinement
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Refinement
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Refinement
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Refinement