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Definition of finer



Overview of adj finer

The adj finer has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. finer

((comparative of `fine') greater in quality or excellence; "a finer wine"; "a finer musician")


Overview of adj fine

The adj fine has 6 senses? (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (4) all right, fine, o.k., ok, okay, hunky-dory

(being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine")

2. (4) fine

(minutely precise especially in differences in meaning; "a fine distinction")

3. (2) fine

(thin in thickness or diameter; "a fine film of oil"; "fine hairs"; "read the fine print")

4. (2) fine

(characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment; "fine wine"; "looking fine in her Easter suit"; "a fine gentleman"; "fine china and crystal"; "a fine violinist"; "the fine hand of a master")

5. (1) fine

(of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles; "wood with a fine grain"; "fine powdery snow"; "fine rain"; "batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave"; "covered with a fine film of dust")

6. fine

(free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity; "gold 21 carats fine")