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[fahy-nist] /ˈfaɪ nɪst/

noun, (used with a plural verb) Informal.
1.
the police:
New York City’s finest.
[fahyn] /faɪn/
adjective, finer, finest.
1.
of superior or best quality; of high or highest grade:
fine wine.
2.
choice, excellent, or admirable:
a fine painting.
3.
consisting of minute particles:
fine sand; a fine purée.
4.
very thin or slender:
fine thread.
5.
keen or sharp, as a tool:
Is the knife fine enough to carve well?
6.
delicate in texture; filmy:
fine cotton fabric.
7.
delicately fashioned:
fine tracery.
8.
highly skilled or accomplished:
a fine musician.
9.
trained to the maximum degree, as an athlete.
10.
characterized by or affecting refinement or elegance:
a fine lady.
11.
polished or :
fine manners.
12.
affectedly ornate or elegant:
A style so fine repels the average reader.
13.
delicate or subtle:
a fine distinction.
14.
bright and clear:
a fine day; fine skin.
15.
healthy; well:
In spite of his recent illness, he looks fine.
16.
showy or smart; elegant in appearance:
a bird of fine plumage.
17.
good-looking or handsome:
a fine young man.
18.
(of a precious metal or its alloy) free from impurities or containing a large amount of pure metal:
fine gold; Sterling silver is 92.5 percent fine.
adverb
19.
Informal. in an excellent manner; very well:
He did fine on the exams. She sings fine.
20.
very small:
She writes so fine I can hardly read it.
21.
Billiards, Pool. in such a way that the driven ball barely touches the object ball in passing.
22.
Nautical. as close as possible to the wind:
sailing fine.
verb (used without object), fined, fining.
23.
to become fine or finer, as by .
24.
to become less, as in size or proportions; reduce; diminish (often followed by down):
The plumpness fines down with exercise.
verb (used with object), fined, fining.
25.
to make fine or finer, especially by or pulverizing.
26.
to reduce the size or proportions of (often used with down or away):
to fine down the heavy features; to fine away superfluous matter in a design.
27.
to clarify (wines or spirits) by filtration.
noun
28.
fines.

Idioms
29.
cut fine, to calculate precisely, especially without allowing for possible error or accident:
To finish in ten minutes is to cut it too fine.
/faɪn/
adjective
1.
excellent or choice in quality; very good of its kind: a fine speech
2.
superior in skill, ability, or accomplishment: a fine violinist
3.
(of weather) clear and dry
4.
enjoyable or satisfying: a fine time
5.
(postpositive) (informal) quite well; in satisfactory health: I feel fine
6.
satisfactory; acceptable: that’s fine by me
7.
of delicate composition or careful workmanship: fine crystal
8.
(of precious metals) pure or having a high or specified degree of purity: fine silver, gold 98 per cent fine
9.
subtle in perception; discriminating: a fine eye for antique brasses
10.
abstruse or subtle: a fine point in argument
11.
very thin or slender: fine hair
12.
very small: fine dust, fine print
13.
(of edges, blades, etc) sharp; keen
14.
ornate, showy, or smart
15.
good-looking; handsome: a fine young woman
16.
polished, elegant, or refined: a fine gentleman
17.
morally upright and commendable: a fine man
18.
(cricket) (of a fielding position) oblique to and behind the wicket: fine leg
19.
(prenominal) (informal) disappointing or terrible: a fine mess
adverb
20.
(informal) quite well; all right: that suits me fine
21.
a nonstandard word for finely
22.
(billiards, snooker) (of a stroke on the cue ball) so as to merely brush the object ball
23.
cut it fine, to allow little margin of time, space, etc
verb
24.
to make or become finer; refine
25.
often foll by down or away. to make or become smaller
26.
(transitive) to clarify (wine, etc) by adding finings
27.
(transitive) (billiards, snooker) to hit (a cue ball) fine
28.
(Austral & NZ, informal) (intransitive) foll by up. (of the weather) to become fine
/faɪn/
noun
1.
a certain amount of money exacted as a penalty: a parking fine
2.
a payment made by a tenant at the start of his tenancy to reduce his subsequent rent; premium
3.
(feudal law) a sum of money paid by a man to his lord, esp for the privilege of transferring his land to another
4.
a method of transferring land in England by bringing a fictitious law suit: abolished 1833
5.
in fine

verb
6.
(transitive) to impose a fine on
/ˈfiːneɪ/
noun (music)
1.
the point at which a piece is to end, usually after a da capo or dal segno
2.
an ending or finale
/fin/
noun
1.
brandy of ordinary quality
adj.

mid-13c., “unblemished, refined, pure; of superior quality,” from Old French fin “perfected, of highest quality” (12c.), from Latin finis “end, limit” (see finish); hence “acme, peak, height,” as in finis boni “the highest good.”

In French, the main meaning remains “delicate, intricately skillful;” in English since mid-15c. fine is also a general expression of admiration or approval, the equivalent of French beau (cf. fine arts, 1767, translating French beaux-arts). Finer; finest. Fine print is from 1861 as “type small and close-set;” by 1934 as “qualifications and limitations of a deal.”
n.

c.1200, “termination,” from Old French fin “end, limit, boundary; death; fee, payment, finance, money” (10c.), from Medieval Latin finis “a payment in settlement, fine or tax,” from Latin finis “end” (see finish).

Modern meaning is via sense of “sum of money paid for exemption from punishment or to compensate for injury” (mid-14c., from the same sense in Anglo-French, late 13c.) and from phrases such as to make fine “make one’s peace, settle a matter” (c.1300). Meaning “sum of money imposed as penalty for some offense” is first recorded 1520s.
v.

late 13c., “pay as a ransom or penalty,” from fine (n.). Inverted meaning “to punish by a fine” is from 1550s. Related: Fined; fining.

adjective

Attractive; dishy, hunky: if a guy or girl is cute, they’re a ”hottie” or ”fine”

[1990s+ Teenagers; a revival of 1940s bop and cool use, from black, ”pleasing, wonderful, exciting, cool”]