Definitions for the word "fine" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. superl.
Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of admiration; accomplished; beautiful.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. superl.
Aiming at show or effect; loaded with ornament; overdressed or overdecorated; showy.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. superl.
Nice; delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; skillful; dexterous.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. superl.
Not coarse, gross, or heavy
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. superl.
Not gross; subtile; thin; tenous.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. superl.
Not coarse; comminuted; in small particles; as, fine sand or flour.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. superl.
Not thick or heavy; slender; filmy; as, a fine thread.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. superl.
Thin; attenuate; keen; as, a fine edge.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. superl.
Made of fine materials; light; delicate; as, fine linen or silk.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
10. superl.
Having (such) a proportion of pure metal in its composition; as, coins nine tenths fine.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
11. superl.
(Used ironically.)
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
12. a.
To make fine; to refine; to purify, to clarify; as, to fine gold.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
13. a.
To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.; as. to fine the soil.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
14. a.
To change by fine gradations; as (Naut.), to fine down a ship's lines, to diminish her lines gradually.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
15. n.
End; conclusion; termination; extinction.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
16. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
17. n.
A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
18. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
19. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
20. v. i.
To pay a fine. See Fine, n., 3 (b).
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
21. v. t.
To finish; to cease; or to cause to cease.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
22. adj.
1 a of high quality; excellent (fine painting). B good, satisfactory (that will be fine). 2 a pure, refined. B (of gold or silver) containing a specified proportion of pure metal. 3 imposing, dignified (fine buildings). 4 in good health (i''m fine). 5 (of weather etc.) Bright and clear. 6 a thin; sharp. B in small particles. C worked in slender thread. 7 euphemistic; flattering (fine words). 8 ornate, showy. 9 fastidious, affectedly refined. adv. 1 finely. 2 colloq. Very well (suits me fine). v. (-ning) 1 (often foll. By away, down, off) make or become finer, thinner, more tapering, or less coarse. 2 (often foll. By down) make or become clear (esp. Of beer etc.). not to put too fine a point on it to speak bluntly. finely adv. Fineness n. [french fin from latin finio *finish]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
23. n.
Money to be paid as a penalty. v. (-ning) punish by a fine (fined him £5). in fine in short. [french fin settlement of a dispute, from latin finis end]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
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