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Meaning of 'fineness' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Fineness [ a.]
- The quality or condition of being fine.
- Freedom from foreign matter or alloy; clearness; purity; as, the fineness of liquor.
- The proportion of pure silver or gold in jewelry, bullion, or coins.
- Keenness or sharpness; as, the fineness of a needle's point, or of the edge of a blade.

Meaning of 'fineness' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . fineness [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the property of being very narrow or thin
Example in sentence:
  • he marvelled at the fineness of her hair
Meaning (2):
- the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
Example in sentence:
  • the daintiness of her touch;
  • the fineness of her features
Meaning (3):
- having a very fine texture
Example in sentence:
  • the fineness of the sand on the beach
Meaning (4):
- the quality of being very good indeed
Example in sentence:
  • the inn is distinguished by the fineness of its cuisine

Nearby Words:

fin fin-footed fin-toed finable final finale finalities finality finally finance

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