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refined

adjective

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Sense 1 adjective

(used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel

she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship

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Sense 2 adjective

freed from impurities by processing

refined sugar

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Sense 3 adjective

showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience

his polished manner

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Sense 4 adjective

suggesting taste, ease, and wealth

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Sense 5 adjective

free from what is tawdry or unbecoming

a neat style

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SenseRelationGroupWord
1 also see Related & opposite civilized
1 also see Related & opposite elegant
1 also see Related & opposite fastidious
1 also see Related & opposite gracious
1 also see Related & opposite polished
1 antonym Related & opposite unrefined
1 similar to Related & opposite cultured
1 similar to Related & opposite couth
1 similar to Related & opposite dainty
1 similar to Related & opposite debonair
1 similar to Related & opposite finespun
1 similar to Related & opposite gentlemanlike
1 similar to Related & opposite ladylike
1 similar to Related & opposite patrician
1 similar to Related & opposite overrefined
1 similar to Related & opposite well-mannered
2 antonym Related & opposite unprocessed
3 derivation Related & opposite urbanity
3 similar to Related & opposite sophisticated
4 derivation Related & opposite elegance
4 similar to Related & opposite gracious
5 derivation Related & opposite tastefulness
5 derivation Related & opposite tidiness
5 similar to Related & opposite elegant