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FINENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being very good indeed
Example:
the inn is distinguished by the fineness of its cuisine
Synonyms:
choiceness; fineness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("fineness" is a kind of...):
high quality; superiority (the quality of being superior)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
Example:
the fineness of her features
Synonyms:
daintiness; delicacy; fineness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("fineness" is a kind of...):
elegance (a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Having a very fine texture
Example:
the fineness of the sand on the beach
Synonyms:
fineness; powderiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("fineness" is a kind of...):
smoothness (a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch)
Derivation:
fine (of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The property of being very narrow or thin
Example:
he marvelled at the fineness of her hair
Synonyms:
fineness; thinness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("fineness" is a kind of...):
narrowness (the property of being narrow; having little width)
Derivation:
fine (thin in thickness or diameter)
