fine
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
money extracted as a penalty
Types & categories
- penalty hypernym
- library fine hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty
I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 adjective
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
an all-right movie
Related & opposite
- colloquialism domain usage
- satisfactory similar to
Sense 4 adverb
an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence
Sense 5 adjective
minutely precise especially in differences in meaning
a fine distinction
Related & opposite
- precise similar to
Sense 6 adverb
in a delicate manner
finely shaped features
Related & opposite
Sense 7 adjective
thin in thickness or diameter
a fine film of oil
Related & opposite
Sense 8 adjective
characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment
fine wine
Related & opposite
- elegant similar to
Sense 9 adjective
of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles
wood with a fine grain
Related & opposite
- smooth also see
- coarse antonym
- texture attribute
- powderiness derivation
- tight similar to
- close-grained similar to
- dustlike similar to
- floury similar to
- nongranular similar to
- powdery similar to
- small similar to
- superfine similar to
Sense 10 adjective
free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity
gold 21 carats fine
Related & opposite
- metallurgy domain topic
- pure similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | mulct |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ticket |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | amerce |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | penalty |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | library fine |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ticket |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | fine |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | book |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | amerce |
| 3 | domain usage | Related & opposite | colloquialism |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | satisfactory |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | precise |
| 6 | derived from | Related & opposite | delicate |
| 6 | derived from | Related & opposite | dainty |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | fineness |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | thin |
| 8 | similar to | Related & opposite | elegant |
| 9 | also see | Related & opposite | smooth |
| 9 | antonym | Related & opposite | coarse |
| 9 | attribute | Related & opposite | texture |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | powderiness |
| 9 | similar to | Related & opposite | tight |
| 9 | similar to | Related & opposite | close-grained |
| 9 | similar to | Related & opposite | dustlike |
| 9 | similar to | Related & opposite | floury |
| 9 | similar to | Related & opposite | nongranular |
| 9 | similar to | Related & opposite | powdery |
| 9 | similar to | Related & opposite | small |
| 9 | similar to | Related & opposite | superfine |
| 10 | domain topic | Related & opposite | metallurgy |
| 10 | similar to | Related & opposite | pure |