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- pronunciation:
- faIn
- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
finer, finest |
| definition 1: |
When something is fine, it is very good or excellent. When you have a fine meal, it means that you have a very good meal. When you have a fine time at the beach, it means you have a very good time at the beach.
The girls had a fine time at their grandmother's house. They wished they could have stayed longer.Darryl's dad studied art when he was young and he eventually became a very fine painter.- synonyms:
- excellent, quality, select, splendid, superior, swell
- antonyms:
- crude, inferior, poor
- similar words:
- cool, fancy, flawless, good, magnificent, mean, nice, prime
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| definition 2: |
If you feel fine, it means that you feel healthy. You don't feel sick.
Veronica woke up with a headache this morning, but she feels fine now.- synonyms:
- all right, OK, well
- antonyms:
- bad
- similar words:
- good, satisfactory
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| definition 3: |
When something is fine, it is OK. It is acceptable or satisfactory.
The teacher said it would be fine if I finished my art project next week.The movie seats were fine for me, but my friend wanted to move closer to the screen.- synonyms:
- acceptable, satisfactory
- similar words:
- adequate, all right, OK
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| definition 4: |
When something is fine, it is made up of very, very tiny bits. Wheat is crushed into very tiny bits to make it fine enough for flour. Dust and powder are also things that are very soft and fine.
The sand on this beach feels soft because it is very fine.- similar words:
- ground, powdered
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| definition 5: |
If something is fine, it is very thin, light, or easy to break. A fine water glass is made of very thin glass and is easy to break.
Michelle's baby brother has really soft and fine hair.- synonyms:
- thin
- similar words:
- delicate, fragile, light, slender, transparent
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| related words: |
careful, elegant, narrow, superior, swell, terrific, tremendous, well |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| inflections: |
finer, finest |
| definition: |
If something is done fine, it is done well. When you slept fine, it means that you slept well.
I was nervous to speak in front of the whole class, but my friends said I would do fine.- synonyms:
- all right, satisfactorily
- similar words:
- well
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| derivation: |
fineness (n.) |
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