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Definition fine

Etymology 1

From Middle English fin, fyn, from Old French fin (“fine, minute, exact”), probably from Latin finis (“a limit, end”), with an abstract sense of "fine" or "thin" also arising in many Romance languages (compare Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian fino).

Adjective

fine (comparative finer, superlative finest)

1. Senses referring to subjective quality.
   1. Of superior quality.
   2. (informal) Being acceptable, adequate, passable, or satisfactory.
   3. (informal) Good-looking, attractive.
   4. Subtle, delicately balanced or discriminated.
   5. (obsolete) Showy; overdecorated.
   6. Delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; dexterous.
   7. An answer often used to cover an unnecessary explanation, rather to avoid conflict or an argument. Saying "I'm fine" can be used to avoid inquiry when the speaker is not really okay.
2. Senses referring to objective quality.
   1. Of a particular grade of quality, usually between very good and very fine, and below mint.
   2. (of weather) Sunny and not raining.
   3. Consisting of especially minute particulate; made up of particularly small pieces.
   4. Particularly slender; especially thin, narrow, or of small girth.
   5. Made of slender or thin filaments.
   6. Having a (specified) proportion of pure metal in its composition.
3. (cricket) Behind the batsman and at a small angle to the line between the wickets.
4. (obsolete) Subtle; thin; tenuous.

Adverb

fine (comparative more fine, superlative most fine)

1. Expression of (typically) reluctant agreement.
2. Well, nicely, in a positive way.
3. (dated, dialectal, colloquial) Finely; elegantly; delicately.
4. (pool, billiards) In a manner so that the driven ball strikes the object ball so far to one side as to be barely deflected, the object ball being driven to one side.

Noun

fine (plural fines)

1. Fine champagne; French brandy.
2. (usually in the plural) Something that is fine; fine particles.

Verb

fine (third-person singular simple present fines, present participle fining, simple past and past participle fined)

1. (transitive) To make finer, purer, or cleaner; to purify or clarify.
2. (intransitive) To become finer, purer, or cleaner.
3. To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.
4. To change by fine gradations.
5. (transitive) To clarify (wine and beer) by filtration.
6. (intransitive, dated) To become gradually fine; to diminish; to dwindle (with away, down, or off).

Etymology 2

From Middle English fyn, fyne, from Old French fin, from Medieval Latin finis (“a payment in settlement or tax”).

Noun

fine (plural fines)

1. A fee levied as punishment for breaking the law.

Verb

fine (third-person singular simple present fines, present participle fining, simple past and past participle fined)

1. (transitive) To issue a fine as punishment to (someone).
2. (intransitive) To pay a fine.

Etymology 3

From Italian fine (“end”).

Noun

fine (plural fines)

1. (music) The end of a musical composition.
2. (music) The location in a musical score that indicates the end of the piece, particularly when the piece ends somewhere in the middle of the score due to a section of the music being repeated.

Etymology 4

From Middle English finen, fynen, from Old French finer, finir. See finish (transitive verb).

Verb

fine (third-person singular simple present fines, present participle fining, simple past and past participle fined)

1. (obsolete, intransitive) To finish; to cease.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To cause to cease; to stop.

Noun

fine (plural fines)

1. (obsolete) End; conclusion; termination; extinction.
2. A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal.
3. (Britain, law) 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.

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