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  Overview  of  adj  finest 
 
  The  adj  finest  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  finest,  high-grade,  top-quality,  top-grade  --  (surpassing  in  quality;  "top-grade  ore") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  fine 
 
  The  adj  fine  has  9  senses  (first  7  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (31)  fine,  good  --  (superior  to  the  average;  "in  fine  spirits";  "a  fine  student";  "made  good  grades";  "morale  was  good";  "had  good  weather  for  the  parade") 
  2.  (5)  all  right  all-right,  fine,  ok  o.k.,  okay,  hunky-dory  --  ((informal)  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.  (4)  fine  --  (minutely  precise  especially  in  differences  in  meaning;  "a  fine  distinction") 
  4.  (2)  fine  --  (of  texture;  being  small-grained  or  smooth  to  the  touch  or  having  fine  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") 
  5.  (2)  all  right  fine  --  (being  in  good  health;  "he's  feeling  all  right  again";  "I'm  fine,  how  are  you?") 
  6.  (2)  fine  --  (thin  in  thickness  or  diameter;  "a  fine  film  of  oil";  "fine  hairs";  "read  the  fine  print") 
  7.  (2)  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") 
  8.  fine,  f.  --  ((metallurgy);  free  or  impurities;  having  a  high  or  specified  degree  of  purity;  "gold  21  carats  fine") 
  9.  fine  --  ((of  weather)  pleasant;  not  raining,  perhaps  with  the  sun  shining;  "a  fine  summer  evening") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  finest 
 
  1  sense  of  finest 
 
  Sense  1 
  finest,  high-grade,  top-quality,  top-grade 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  best)  ->  worst 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  fine 
 
  9  senses  of  fine 
 
  Sense  1 
  fine,  good 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  superior)  ->  inferior 
 
  Sense  2 
  all  right(prenominal),  all-right(postnominal),  fine,  ok  o.k.,  okay,  hunky-dory 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  satisfactory)  ->  unsatisfactory 
 
  Sense  3 
  fine 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  precise)  ->  imprecise 
 
  Sense  4 
  fine  (vs.  coarse) 
 
  coarse  (vs.  fine) 
  =>  coarse-grained 
  =>  farinaceous,  coarse-grained,  grainy,  granular,  granulose,  gritty,  mealy,  sandy 
  =>  granulated 
  =>  loose,  open 
 
  Sense  5 
  all  right  fine 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  well)  ->  ill,  sick 
 
  Sense  6 
  fine 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  thin)  ->  thick 
 
  Sense  7 
  fine 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  elegant)  ->  inelegant 
 
  Sense  8 
  fine,  f. 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  pure)  ->  impure 
 
  Sense  9 
  fine 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  pleasant)  ->  unpleasant 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  finest 
 
  1  sense  of  finest 
 
  Sense  1 
  finest,  high-grade,  top-quality,  top-grade 
  =>  best  (vs.  worst) 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  fine 
 
  9  senses  of  fine 
 
  Sense  1 
  fine,  good 
  =>  superior  (vs.  inferior) 
 
  Sense  2 
  all  right(prenominal),  all-right(postnominal),  fine,  ok  o.k.,  okay,  hunky-dory 
  =>  satisfactory  (vs.  unsatisfactory) 
 
  Sense  3 
  fine 
  =>  precise  (vs.  imprecise) 
 
  Sense  4 
  fine  (vs.  coarse) 
  =>  close  tight 
  =>  close-grained,  fine-grained 
  =>  dustlike 
  =>  floury 
  =>  nongranular 
  =>  powdered,  powdery,  pulverized,  pulverised,  small-grained,  fine-grained 
  =>  small 
  =>  superfine 
  Also  See->  smooth#1 
 
  Sense  5 
  all  right  fine 
  =>  well  (vs.  ill) 
 
  Sense  6 
  fine 
  =>  thin  (vs.  thick) 
 
  Sense  7 
  fine 
  =>  elegant  (vs.  inelegant) 
 
  Sense  8 
  fine,  f. 
  =>  pure  (vs.  impure) 
 
  Sense  9 
  fine 
  =>  pleasant  (vs.  unpleasant) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  finest 
 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  fine 
 
  1  of  9  senses  of  fine 
 
  Sense  4 
  fine  (vs.  coarse) 
  =>  texture 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  finest 
 
  finest  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  fine 
 
  fine  used  as  an  adjective  is  familiar  (polysemy  count  =  9) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  finest 
  finest 
 
  Grep  of  adj  fine 
  fine 
  fine-grained 
  fine-looking 
  fine-tooth 
  fine-toothed 
  fineable 
  fined 
  finer 
  finespun 
  finest 
  hyperfine 
  superfine 
 
  Overview  of  adj  finest 
 
  The  adj  finest  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  finest,  high-grade,  top-quality,  top-grade  --  (surpassing  in  quality;  "top-grade  ore") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  fine 
 
  The  adj  fine  has  9  senses  (first  7  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (31)  fine,  good  --  (superior  to  the  average;  "in  fine  spirits";  "a  fine  student";  "made  good  grades";  "morale  was  good";  "had  good  weather  for  the  parade") 
  2.  (5)  all  right  all-right,  fine,  ok  o.k.,  okay,  hunky-dory  --  ((informal)  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.  (4)  fine  --  (minutely  precise  especially  in  differences  in  meaning;  "a  fine  distinction") 
  4.  (2)  fine  --  (of  texture;  being  small-grained  or  smooth  to  the  touch  or  having  fine  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") 
  5.  (2)  all  right  fine  --  (being  in  good  health;  "he's  feeling  all  right  again";  "I'm  fine,  how  are  you?") 
  6.  (2)  fine  --  (thin  in  thickness  or  diameter;  "a  fine  film  of  oil";  "fine  hairs";  "read  the  fine  print") 
  7.  (2)  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") 
  8.  fine,  f.  --  ((metallurgy);  free  or  impurities;  having  a  high  or  specified  degree  of  purity;  "gold  21  carats  fine") 
  9.  fine  --  ((of  weather)  pleasant;  not  raining,  perhaps  with  the  sun  shining;  "a  fine  summer  evening") 



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