REFINEMENT
\ɹɪfˈa͡ɪnmənt], \ɹɪfˈaɪnmənt], \ɹ_ɪ_f_ˈaɪ_n_m_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of REFINEMENT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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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
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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"
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the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
By Princeton University
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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"
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the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of refining, or the state of being refined; as, the refinement or metals; refinement of ideas.
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That which is refined, elaborated, or polished to excess; an affected subtilty; as, refinements of logic.
By Oddity Software
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The act of refining, or the state of being refined; as, the refinement or metals; refinement of ideas.
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That which is refined, elaborated, or polished to excess; an affected subtilty; as, refinements of logic.
By Noah Webster.
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The act of making, or state or being, pure or free from coarseness; elegance; purity of taste, mind, or morals.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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The act of refining; the state of being refined; polish of language; elegance; purity; polish of manners; purity of taste, mind, morals, or heart; subtlety; affectation of nieety.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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State of being pure or refined; high polish; purity or elegance of language, manners, &c.; politeness; cultivation to a high degree; artificial practice; affectation of elegant improvements; excess, as of cruelty.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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n. Act of purifying from dross or other feculent matter; state of being refined :—high culture : elegance; polish of manners; graceful courtesy; decorum; —polish of language; nicety of speech; purity in taste; delicate sense or perception , of beauty and propriety;—purity of mind and morals; —artificial practice; subtlety;—affectation of elegance; over-nicety.
