different between refined vs lovely

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i?fa?nd/

Verb

refined

1. simple past tense and past participle of refine

   The raw petroleum was refined into kerosene.

Adjective

refined (comparative more refined, superlative most refined)

1. Precise, freed from imprecision, particularly:
   1. (of people, obsolete) Sagacious, sometimes (derogatory) oversubtle or feigning sagacity.
   2. (of thought) Subtle, scrupulous, carefully thought out.

      The argument, while not persuasive, is quite refined.

   3. (of processes) Developed, improved.

      The curriculum has been carefully refined to meet the needs of foreign students.

2. Cultured, freed from vulgarity, particularly:
   1. (of language) Elevated and polished.

      In the British Isles, Oxbridge is considered refined; Geordie somewhat less so.

   2. (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."

3. Purified, reduced in or freed from impurities, particularly:
   1. (of products) Highly-processed and pure.

      Under current guidelines, refined sugar must be at least five times purer than its raw counterpart.

   2. (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.

   3. (of people, obsolete) Morally pure.
4. (of a market) Dealing in a refined product such as sugar or petroleum.

Translations

Noun

refined (plural refineds)

1. (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

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: l?v?l?, IPA^(key): /?l?vli/

Etymology 1

From Middle English lovely, luvelich, lufli, from Old English lufl?c (“amiable, loving, lovable”), equivalent to love +? -ly.

Adjective

lovely (comparative lovelier, superlative loveliest)

1. Beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner.
   • 1915, Herman Cyril McNeile, The Lieutenant and Others

     His pink coat was lovely
2. Very nice, wonderful.
3. (obsolete) Inspiring love or friendship; amiable.
4. (obsolete) Loving, filled with love.

Synonyms

• beautiful
• charming
• lovable
• lovesome
• loving
• See also Thesaurus:beautiful

Derived terms

• lovelily
• loveliness
• unlovely

Related terms

• loverly
• lovingly

Translations

Adverb

lovely (comparative more lovely, superlative most lovely)

1. (informal) In a lovely fashion or manner; beautifully.

Noun

lovely (plural lovelies)

1. (informal) An attractive, lovely person, especially a (professional) beauty.

   Synonyms: pretty, darling

2. Term of fond address.
3. A lovely object.

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English lovely, loveli, lofli, lovelike, lovelic (“praiseworthy; laudatory”), equivalent to lofe +? -ly. Cognate with Dutch loffelijk (“laudable, praiseworthy”), German löblich (“commendable, laudable, praiseworthy”), Swedish lovlig (“permissible”). More at lofe, love.

Adjective

lovely (comparative lovelier or more lovely, superlative loveliest or most lovely)

1. (archaic) Worthy of praise.

Anagrams

• volley

Middle English

Adjective

lovely

1. lovely: loving, filled with love

   • Many a lovely loke on them he cast.