Fineness

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The state or quality of being fine, in any sense.
  • noun. Specifically, the quantity of pure metal in alloys expressed by number of parts in 1,000.
  • noun. Finesse; subtlety.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The quality or condition of being fine.
  • noun. Freedom from foreign matter or alloy; clearness; purity.
  • noun. The proportion of pure silver or gold in jewelry, bullion, or coins.
  • noun. Keenness or sharpness.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The ratio, in a precious metal, of the primary metal to any additives or impurities.
  • noun. The ratio of a ship's length to her beam.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the quality of being very good indeed
  • noun. the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
  • noun. having a very fine texture
  • noun. the property of being very narrow or thin
  • Word Usage
    "The very slender base, despite of an apparent fragility and fineness, is solid and resistant thanks to a special tempering treatment of the glass."
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