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- pronunciation:
- faIn
- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
finer, finest |
| definition 1: |
very good; excellent.
That was a fine meal.- synonyms:
- choice, excellent, exceptional, quality, splendid, superior, swell
- antonyms:
- inferior, poor
- similar words:
- ace, capital, cool, exquisite, fancy, first-rate, flawless, good, magnificent, nice, prime, superb
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| definition 2: |
made up of extremely small particles.
These plants need very fine soil.- antonyms:
- coarse
- similar words:
- grated, ground, minced, powdered
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| definition 3: |
very thin.
The baby has such fine hair.- synonyms:
- thin
- similar words:
- delicate, fragile, frail, light, sheer, silky, slender, transparent
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| definition 4: |
in good health or condition.
I had a headache earlier, but I'm fine now.- synonyms:
- all right, OK, well
- antonyms:
- bad
- similar words:
- good, satisfactory
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| related words: |
careful, dandy, elegant, keen, luxuriant, luxurious, narrow, superior, swell, terrific, tremendous, well |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| inflections: |
finer, finest |
| definition: |
very well.
I was doing fine juggling those eggs until the phone rang!- synonyms:
- all right, satisfactorily
- similar words:
- well
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| derivation: |
fineness (n.) |
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