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fine
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English fin, fyn, from Old French fin (“fine, minute, exact”), of obscure origin, but probably derived from Latin f?n?re (“to finish”) and/or f?nis (“boundary, limit, end”), with an abstract sense of "fine" or "thin" also arising in many Romance languages (compare Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian fino). Doublet of fino.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fa?n/,
- Rhymes: -a?n
- (Tasmanian) IPA(key): /fæ?n/
Adjective
fine (comparative finer, superlative finest)
- Senses referring to subjective quality.
- Of superior quality.
- "A fine man, that Dunwody, yonder," commented the young captain, as they parted, and as he turned to his prisoner. "We'll see him on in Washington some day. He is strengthening his forces now against Mr. Benton out there. […]."
- Synonyms: good, excellent
- (informal) Being acceptable, adequate, passable, or satisfactory.
- Synonyms: all right, ok, o.k., okay, hunky-dory, kosher
- (informal) Good-looking, attractive.
- Subtle, delicately balanced or discriminated.
- (obsolete) Showy; overdecorated.
- 1853, Matthew Arnold, Preface to The Poems of Matthew Arnold
- They will permit the poet to select any action he pleases, and to suffer that action to go as it will, provided he gratifies them with occasional bursts of fine writing
- 1853, Matthew Arnold, Preface to The Poems of Matthew Arnold
- Delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; dexterous.
- c. 1692, John Dryden, Discourse on Satire
- The nicest and most delicate touches of satire consist in fine raillery.
- 1728, John Gay, The Beggar's Opera
- He has as fine a hand at picking a pocket as a woman.
- c. 1692, John Dryden, Discourse on Satire
- An answer often used to cover an unnecessary explanation, rather to avoid conflict or an argument. Saying "I'm fine" can be used to avoid inquiry when the speaker is not really okay.
- Of superior quality.
- Senses referring to objective quality.
- Of a particular grade of quality, usually between very good and very fine, and below mint.
- (of weather) Sunny and not raining.
- Consisting of especially minute particulate; made up of particularly small pieces.
- Synonyms: fine-grained, powdered, powdery, pulverised, pulverized, small-grained
- Antonym: coarse
- Particularly slender; especially thin, narrow, or of small girth.
- Made of slender or thin filaments.
- Synonym: fine-threaded
- Antonym: coarse
- Having a (specified) proportion of pure metal in its composition.
- Of a particular grade of quality, usually between very good and very fine, and below mint.
- (cricket) Behind the batsman and at a small angle to the line between the wickets.
- (obsolete) Subtle; thin; tenuous.
Derived terms
See below.
Translations
Adverb
fine (comparative more fine, superlative most fine)
- Expression of (typically) reluctant agreement.
- Synonyms: all right, alright, OK, very well
- Well, nicely, in a positive way.
- Everything worked out fine.
- (dated, dialect, colloquial) Finely; elegantly; delicately.
- (pool, billiards) In a manner so that the driven ball strikes the object ball so far to one side as to be barely deflected, the object ball being driven to one side.
Translations
Noun
fine (plural fines)
- Fine champagne; French brandy.
- 1926, Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises, Scribner 2003, page 14:
- We had dined at l'Avenue's, and afterward went to the Café de Versailles for coffee. We had several fines after the coffee, and I said I must be going.
- 1936, Djuna Barnes, Nightwood, Faber & Faber 2007, page 18:
- He refilled his glass. ‘The fine is very good,’ he said.
- 1926, Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises, Scribner 2003, page 14:
- (usually in the plural) Something that is fine; fine particles.
- They filtered silt and fines out of the soil.
Usage notes
Particularly used in plural as fines of ground coffee beans in espresso making.
See also
- filing
Verb
fine (third-person singular simple present fines, present participle fining, simple past and past participle fined)
- (transitive) To make finer, purer, or cleaner; to purify or clarify.
- to fine gold
- 1666 (written), 1681 (published), Thomas Hobbes, A Dialogue between a Philosopher and a Student of the Common Laws of England
- It hath been fined and refined by […] learned men.
- (intransitive) To become finer, purer, or cleaner.
- To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.
- to fine the soil
- (Can we find and add a quotation of L. H. Bailey to this entry?)
- To change by fine gradations.
- to fine down a ship's lines, i.e. to diminish her lines gradually
- I often sate at home / On evenings, watching how they fined themselves / With gradual conscience to a perfect night.
- (transitive) To clarify (wine and beer) by filtration.
- (intransitive, dated) To become gradually fine; to diminish; to dwindle (with away, down, or off).
- 1882, William Clark Russell, My Watch Below
- I watched her [the ship] […] gradually fining down in the westward until I lost sight of her hull.
- 1882, William Clark Russell, My Watch Below
Synonyms
- (to make or become finer, purer, or cleaner): clarify, refine, purify
Related terms
- (clarify by filtration): finings
Translations
Derived terms
Related terms
- final
- finite
Etymology 2
From Middle English fyn, fyne, from Old French fin, from Medieval Latin finis (“a payment in settlement or tax”). Doublet of finis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fa?n/,
Noun
fine (plural fines)
- A fee levied as punishment for breaking the law.
- The fine for jay-walking has gone from two dollars to thirty in the last fifteen years.
Synonyms
- amercement
Translations
Verb
fine (third-person singular simple present fines, present participle fining, simple past and past participle fined)
- (transitive) To issue a fine as punishment to (someone).
- (intransitive) To pay a fine.
- 1818, Henry Hallam, View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages
- Men fined for the king's good will; or that he would remit his anger; women fined for leave to marry.
- 1818, Henry Hallam, View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages
Synonyms
- amerce
Translations
Related terms
- finance
Etymology 3
From Italian fine (“end”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: f?'n?, IPA(key): /?fi?ne?/
Noun
fine (plural fines)
- (music) The end of a musical composition.
- (music) The location in a musical score that indicates the end of the piece, particularly when the piece ends somewhere in the middle of the score due to a section of the music being repeated.
Usage notes
This word is virtually never used in speech and therefore essentially confined to musical notation.
Derived terms
- da capo al fine=D.C. al fine
Etymology 4
From Middle English finen, fynen, from Old French finer, finir. See finish (transitive verb).
Verb
fine (third-person singular simple present fines, present participle fining, simple past and past participle fined)
- (obsolete, intransitive) To finish; to cease.
- (obsolete, transitive) To cause to cease; to stop.
Noun
fine (plural fines)
- (obsolete) End; conclusion; termination; extinction.
- A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Spelman to this entry?)
- (Britain, law) A sum of money or price paid for obtaining a benefit, favor, or privilege, as for admission to a copyhold, or for obtaining or renewing a lease.
References
- “fine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
Anagrams
- Enif, Fein, NiFe, feni, ifen, neif, nief, nife
Asturian
Verb
fine
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive of finar
Danish
Adjective
fine
- plural and definite singular attributive of fin
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fine/
- Hyphenation: fi?ne
- Rhymes: -ine
- Audio:
Adverb
fine
- finally, at last; at the end
- in the final analysis, when all's said and done
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fin/
- Rhymes: -in
Adjective
fine
- feminine singular of fin
Noun
fine f (plural fines)
- (typography) thin space, non-breakable space
- a number of high grade French brandies (usually AOC certified)
Further reading
- “fine” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Futuna-Aniwa
Noun
fine
- woman, female (of any sort)
References
- Arthur Capell, Futuna-Aniwa Dictionary, with Grammatical Introduction (1984)
Ido
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fine/
Adverb
fine
- finally
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish fine, from Proto-Celtic *weny? (“family”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh?- (“desire”); compare Old English wine (“friend”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?f??n??/
Noun
fine f (genitive singular fine, nominative plural finte)
- family group
- race
- territory of a family group
Declension
Derived terms
- Fine Gael
Mutation
Further reading
- "fine" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “fine” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “fine” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Italian
Etymology
From Latin f?nis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fi.ne/
- Hyphenation: fì?ne
Adjective
fine (plural fini)
- thin
- Synonym: sottile
- fine
- refined
- Synonym: elegante
Derived terms
- finemente
Adjective
fine
- feminine plural of fino
Noun
fine f (plural fini)
- end
- Synonyms: conclusione, finale, termine
- Antonyms: inizio, principio
Noun
fine m (plural fini)
- aim, purpose, end
- Synonyms: scopo, obiettivo
Related terms
Anagrams
- feni
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?fi?.ne/, [?fi?n?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?fi.ne/, [?fi?n?]
Noun
f?ne
- ablative singular of f?nis
References
- fine in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish faigen (“sheath, scabbard”), from Latin v?g?na. Cognate with Irish faighin and Scottish Gaelic faighean.
Noun
fine m (genitive singular fine, plural fineyn)
- quiver
- sheath, scabbard
- Synonym: laan
- (anatomy) vagina
- Synonyms: pihtt, pitt
Synonyms
- cuinnag
Mutation
North Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian finda, which derives from Proto-West Germanic *finþan. Cognates include Föhr-Amrum North Frisian finj and West Frisian fine.
Verb
fine
- (Mooring Dialect) to find
Conjugation
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
fine
- definite singular of fin
- plural of fin
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
fine
- definite singular of fin
- plural of fin
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *weny?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?f?in?e/
Noun
fine f
- family, kin, group of people of common descent
- clan, tribe, race
Inflection
Descendants
- Irish: fine
Mutation
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “fine”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: fi?ne
Verb
fine
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of finar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of finar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of finar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of finar
Romanian
Etymology
From Italian fine, and partly French fin.
Noun
fine f (uncountable)
- (literary) end
- Synonym: sfâr?it
Derived terms
- în fine
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fine/, [?fi.ne]
Verb
fine
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of finir.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of finir.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of finir.
Swedish
Adjective
fine
- absolute definite natural masculine form of fin.
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian finda, from Proto-West Germanic *finþan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fin?/
Verb
fine
- to find
- to decide that, to form the opinion that
Inflection
Further reading
- “fine (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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final
English
Etymology
From Middle English final, fynal, fynall, from Old French final, from Latin f?n?lis (“of or relating to the end or to boundaries”), from f?nis (“end”); see fine. Replaced native English endly (“final”)
Pronunciation
- enPR: f?'n?l, IPA(key): /?fa?.n?l/, [-n??]
- Rhymes: -a?n?l
- Hyphenation: fi?nal
Noun
final (plural finals)
- (US, Canada) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
- (sports) The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
- A contest that narrows a field of contestants (finalists) to ranked positions, usually in numbered places (1st place/prize, 2nd place/prize, etc.) or a winner and numbered runners-up (1st runner-up, etc.).
- (phonology) The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.
- (music) The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any conventional melody played in that mode.
Descendants
- ? Japanese: ????? (fainaru)
Translations
Adjective
final (comparative more final, superlative most final)
- Last; ultimate.
- 1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes
- Yet despair not of his final pardon.
- 1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes
- Conclusive; decisive.
- Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view.
- (grammar) Expressing purpose; as in the term final clause.
- (linguistics) Word-final, occurring at the end of a word.
Synonyms
- (last, ultimate): dernier (dated), endly, terminal
Antonyms
- initial
- early
- first
Translations
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- final in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- final in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- alfin, flain
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /fi?nal/
Adjective
final (masculine and feminine plural finals)
- final
Synonyms
- darrer, últim
Derived terms
- finalment
Related terms
- finalitat
Noun
final m (plural finals)
- end (last point or moment of something)
- finale (chronological conclusion of a series of narrative works)
Synonyms
- (end): fi
Derived terms
- finalisme
- finalitzar
Noun
final f (plural finals)
- (sports, competitions) final, final round
Derived terms
- finalista
Further reading
- “final” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From Italian finale, from Latin f?n?lis, from f?nis (“end”).
Noun
final
- a final
Declension
Adjective
final
- final
References
- Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajins?ko-kryms?kotatars?kyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]?[1], Simferopol: Dolya, ?ISBN
French
Etymology
From Latin f?n?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fi.nal/
Adjective
final (feminine singular finale, masculine plural finaux, feminine plural finales)
- final (last)
- (linguistics, grammar) expressing purpose
Derived terms
Related terms
- finale
- finalement
- finaliser
- finaliste
- finalité
Further reading
- “final” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Etymology
18th century, from Latin fin?lis, perhaps in part through French final. Recently revived to some degree by influence of English final.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fi?na?l/
- Rhymes: -a?l
Adjective
final (not comparable)
- (grammar) final; expressing purpose
- (solemn) final; conclusive; irrevocable (that which will not or cannot be changed anymore, sometimes implying death)
- (rare, pompous, chiefly anglicism) final; last
Declension
Synonyms
- (conclusive, irrevocable): endgültig; abschließend; unwiderruflich; entscheidend
- (last): letzter
Related terms
- Finale
Italian
Adjective
final (invariant)
- Apocopic form of finale
Noun
final m
- Apocopic form of finale
Ladin
Adjective
final m (feminine singular finala, masculine plural finai, feminine plural finales)
- final
Old French
Adjective
final m (oblique and nominative feminine singular finale)
- final, definitive, last
Declension
Descendants
- English: final
- French: final
Portuguese
Etymology
From Late Latin f?n?lis, from f?nis.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fi.?na?/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /fi.?naw/, [f?.?n?ä??]
- Hyphenation: fi?nal
Adjective
final m or f (plural finais, comparable)
- final, ultimate, last
- Synonyms: derradeiro, último
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:final.
Noun
final m (plural finais)
- an end
- Synonyms: fim, término
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:final.
Noun
final f (plural finais)
- (sports) final
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:final.
Related terms
- fim
- finalista
- finalizar
- finalmente
Romanian
Etymology
From French final, from Latin finalis.
Adjective
final m or n (feminine singular final?, masculine plural finali, feminine and neuter plural finale)
- final
Declension
Related terms
- finalitate
- finaliza
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
final m (Cyrillic spelling ?????)
- (linguistics) final (last letter of word)
- (sports) final
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fi?nal/, [fi?nal]
- Hyphenation: fi?nal
- Rhymes: -al
Adjective
final (plural finales) (superlative finalísimo)
- final
Derived terms
Noun
final m (plural finales)
- an end
- Synonyms: fin, término
- (sports) final
Derived terms
Related terms
- fin
- finalista
- finalizar
- finalmente
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f??n??l/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Italian finale and French final from Latin fin?lis, from f?nis + -?lis.
Noun
final c
- a finale
Adjective
final (not comparable)
- (grammar) final, expressing purpose
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English final.
Noun
final c
- (sports) a final
Declension
Derived terms
See also
- kval
- turnering
Anagrams
- flina
Turkish
Etymology
From French final.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /final/
Noun
final (definite accusative finali, plural finaller)
- the end
- (education) the final exam
- (music) finale
- (sports) in tournaments: the last contest
Declension
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