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1. refinement
noun. ['rəˈfaɪnmənt'] the result of improving something.
Synonyms
- betterment
- elaboration
- advance
Antonyms
- stay
- meaningless
- ease
- nondevelopment
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Rhymes with Refinement
- reassignment
- realignment
- consignment
- confinement
- assignment
- alignment
Sentences with refinement
1. Noun, singular or mass
A refinement of the traditional design features an octagonal house with a low roof.
Quotes about refinement
1. Courtesy is a silver lining around the dark clouds of civilization; it is the best part of refinement and in many ways, an art of heroic beauty in the vast gallery of man's cruelty and baseness.
- Bryant H. McGill
2. I think art is not an ornament or refinement at the fringes of human intelligence, I think it's at the center. It's at the core.
- Robert Pinsky
3. The Japanese have a wonderful sense of design and a refinement in their art. They try to produce beautiful paintings with the minimum number of strokes.
- David Rockefeller
2. refinement
noun. ['rəˈfaɪnmənt'] a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality.
Synonyms
- finish
- perfection
- polish
- flawlessness
- culture
- ne plus ultra
Antonyms
- start
- middle
- refrain
- perfect
3. refinement
noun. ['rəˈfaɪnmənt'] a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude.
Synonyms
- import
- nuance
- shade
- meaning
- subtlety
- nicety
- signification
Antonyms
- insignificant
- citizen
- export
- colorlessness
4. refinement
noun. ['rəˈfaɪnmənt'] the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.).
Synonyms
- processing
- rectification
- purification
Antonyms
- defeat
- beginning
- victory
- continue
5. refinement
noun. ['rəˈfaɪnmənt'] the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste.
Synonyms
- excellence
- civilisation
Antonyms
- meaninglessness
- insignificance
- unimportance