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refined
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?i?fa?nd/
Verb
refined
- simple past tense and past participle of refine
- The raw petroleum was refined into kerosene.
Adjective
refined (comparative more refined, superlative most refined)
- Precise, freed from imprecision, particularly:
- (of people, obsolete) Sagacious, sometimes (derogatory) oversubtle or feigning sagacity.
- (of thought) Subtle, scrupulous, carefully thought out.
- The argument, while not persuasive, is quite refined.
- (of processes) Developed, improved.
- The curriculum has been carefully refined to meet the needs of foreign students.
- Cultured, freed from vulgarity, particularly:
- (of language) Elevated and polished.
- In the British Isles, Oxbridge is considered refined; Geordie somewhat less so.
- (of people) Elegant, sometimes (derogatory) affected, prissy, or bloodless.
- Don Draper was a man of refined tastes.
- 1946, Elizabeth Metzger Howard, Before the Sun Goes Down, p. 31:
- "Jesus Christ! Was my folks refined. My mam she wouldn't think-a lettin' us young'uns call a pee pot a pee pot. A chamber's what she called it... And by God! Us young'uns had ter call the pee pot a chamber or git our God damn necks wrang."
- (of language) Elevated and polished.
- Purified, reduced in or freed from impurities, particularly:
- (of products) Highly-processed and pure.
- Under current guidelines, refined sugar must be at least five times purer than its raw counterpart.
- (of metal) Free of dross or alloy.
- The Temple at Jerusalem preferred Tyrian shekels, since even with Ba'al's portrait they bore highly refined silver.
- (of people, obsolete) Morally pure.
- (of products) Highly-processed and pure.
- (of a market) Dealing in a refined product such as sugar or petroleum.
Translations
Noun
refined (plural refineds)
- (finance) The refined form of a commodity, as opposed to its raw or generic form.
- We're still purchasing copper ore, but the market for refined is weaker.
Anagrams
- definer, e-friend, enfired, fendier
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elegant
English
Etymology
From Middle French elegant, ultimately from Latin elegans.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??l.?.??nt/
Adjective
elegant (comparative more elegant, superlative most elegant)
- Characterised by or exhibiting elegance.
- Characterised by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision.
- an elegant solution
- (Ireland, colloquial, archaic) Fine; doing well.
Synonyms
- (exhibiting elegance): classy, graceful
Antonyms
- clumsy
- haphazard
- inelegant
Derived terms
- elegance
Related terms
- elect
- eligible
- elite
Translations
Anagrams
- angelet
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin ?leg?ns.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ant
Adjective
elegant (masculine and feminine plural elegants)
- elegant
- Antonym: inelegant
Derived terms
- elegantment
Related terms
- elegància
- inelegant
Further reading
- “elegant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “elegant” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “elegant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “elegant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from French élégant, from Latin ?leg?ns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /el??ant/, [el????an?d?]
Adjective
elegant
- elegant, smart
- elegant, neat
- (adverbial) elegantly, smartly, neatly
Inflection
Derived terms
- uelegant
References
- “elegant” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French elegant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?e?l????nt/
- Hyphenation: ele?gant
- Rhymes: -?nt
Adjective
elegant (comparative eleganter, superlative elegantst)
- elegant
Inflection
Synonyms
- sierlijk
- gracieus
Antonyms
- lomp
- plomp
Derived terms
- elegantie
Anagrams
- gelaten
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French elegant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ele??ant/, /el???ant/
- Rhymes: -ant
Adjective
elegant (comparative eleganter, superlative am elegantesten)
- elegant
Declension
Further reading
- “elegant” in Duden online
Middle French
Adjective
elegant m (feminine singular elegante, masculine plural elegants, feminine plural elegantes)
- elegant
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin elegans, via French élégant
Adjective
elegant (neuter singular elegant, definite singular and plural elegante)
- elegant
Related terms
- eleganse
References
- “elegant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin elegans, via French élégant
Adjective
elegant (neuter singular elegant, definite singular and plural elegante)
- elegant
Related terms
- eleganse
References
- “elegant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
From French élégant, from Latin ?leg?ns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??l?.?ant/
Noun
elegant m pers (diminutive elegancik, feminine elegantka)
- elegant man
Declension
Further reading
- elegant in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- elegant in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From French élégant, from Latin elegans.
Adjective
elegant m or n (feminine singular elegant?, masculine plural elegan?i, feminine and neuter plural elegante)
- tasteful
Declension
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin elegans, via French élégant
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??l???ant/
Adjective
elegant (comparative elegantare, superlative elegantast)
- elegant
Declension
See also
- elegans c (noun)
References
- elegant in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- elegant in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
- legaten
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