refined in English dictionary

  • refined

    Meanings and definitions of "refined"

    • Showing or having good feelings or good taste.
    • An absence of coarseness.
    • Not vulgar.
    • Without impurities.
    • Simple past tense and past participle of refine.
    • adjective
      Precise, freed from imprecision, particularly:
    • adjective
      Cultured, freed from vulgarity, particularly:
    • adjective
      Purified, reduced in or freed from impurities, particularly:
    • adjective
      ( of a market) Dealing in a refined product such as sugar or petroleum.
    • noun
      ( finance) The refined form of a commodity, as opposed to its raw or generic form.
    • verb
      simple past tense and past participle of [i]refine[/i]
    • showing good taste
    • absence of coarseness
    • not vulgar
    • adjective
      freed from impurities by processing; "refined sugar"; "refined oil"; "to gild refined gold"- Shakespeare
    • adjective
      precise to a fine degree; "due to the limitations of the available tools, a more refined analysis of the data may be necessary"
    • adjective
      showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience; "his polished manner"; "maintained an urbane tone in his letters"
    • adjective
      suggesting taste, ease, and wealth
    • adjective
      (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste"

    Synonyms of "refined" in English dictionary

    well-bred, genteel, pure are the top synonyms of "refined" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "refined" in English dictionary

    unrefined is the antonym of "refined" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of refined

    • refined ( comparative more refined, superlative most refined)
    • refined (comparative more refined, superlative most refined)
    • refined (plural refineds)
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