Good manners and correct speech are marks of refinement.
SYNONYM(S): culture, polish.Gasoline is produced by the refinement of petroleum.
Such refinements of cruelty as were practiced by Caligula (Sir Winston Churchill).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
con|fine|ment — «kuhn FYN muhnt», noun. 1. the act of confining. 2. the fact or state of being confined: »confinement indoors because of a cold. 3. imprisonment. 4. the period a mother is confined to bed during and after childbirth. ╂[< French confinement… … Useful english dictionary
de|fine|ment — «dih FYN muhnt», noun. the act of defining; description; definition … Useful english dictionary
o|ver|re|fine|ment — «OH vuhr rih FYN muhnt», noun. too much refinement: »If Twain suffered from a certain crudity of sensibility, James s defect was overrefinement (Time) … Useful english dictionary
con·fine·ment — /kənˈfaınmənt/ noun [noncount] 1 : the act of confining someone or something : the state of being confined the confinement of violent criminals [=the act of keeping violent criminals in prison] years of confinement his confinement to a wheelchair … Useful english dictionary
re·fine·ment — /rıˈfaınmənt/ noun, pl ments 1 [noncount] : the act or process of removing unwanted substances from something : the act or process of making something pure oil refinement 2 [noncount] : the act or process of improving something often + of the… … Useful english dictionary
fine — con·fine·ment; de·fine; de·fine·ment; fine; fine·less; fine·ly; fine·ness; mi·cro·fine; re·fine·ment; serre·fine; su·per·fine; un·fine; hy·per·fine; af·fine; con·fine; re·fine; af·fine·ly; ar·gen·taf·fine; chro·maf·fine; par·af·fine; … English syllables
fine — fin, fine 2. (fin, fi n ) adj. 1° Qui est à l état de pureté, épuré. Or, argent fin. Terme de monnaie et d orfévrerie. Or fin, l or parfaitement pur. Bijoux demi fins, bijoux dont l or est mêlé de moitié d alliage. S. m. C est du fin,… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Co-ment — co ment … Wikipédia en Français
ce|ment´like´ — ce|ment «suh MEHNT», noun, verb. –n. 1. a) a fine, gray powder made by burning a mixture of clay and limestone: »Cement is, in essence, a mixture of the silicates and aluminates of calcium, and is one of the most important of the modern day… … Useful english dictionary
ce|ment´er — ce|ment «suh MEHNT», noun, verb. –n. 1. a) a fine, gray powder made by burning a mixture of clay and limestone: »Cement is, in essence, a mixture of the silicates and aluminates of calcium, and is one of the most important of the modern day… … Useful english dictionary
