Fine

Definition: Fine

Fine

Adjective

1. Superior to the average; "in fine spirits"; "a fine student"; "made good grades"; "morale was good"; "had good weather for the parade".

2. (informal) being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine".

3. Minutely precise especially in differences in meaning; "a fine distinction".

4. Of texture; being small-grained or smooth to the touch or having fine particles; "wood with a fine grain"; "fine powdery snow"; "fine rain"; "batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave"; "covered with a fine film of dust".

5. Being in good health; "he's feeling all right again"; "I'm fine, how are you?".

6. Thin in thickness or diameter; "a fine film of oil"; "fine hairs"; "read the fine print".

7. Characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment; "fine wine"; "looking fine in her Easter suit"; "a fine gentleman"; "fine china and crystal"; "a fine violinist"; "the fine hand of a master".

8. (metallurgy); free or impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity; "gold 21 carats fine".

9. (of weather) pleasant; not raining, perhaps with the sun shining; "a fine summer evening".

Adverb

1. Sentence-initial expression of agreement.

2. In a delicate manner; "finely shaped features"; "her fine drawn body".

3. In a superior and skilled manner; "the soldiers were fighting finely".

Noun

1. Money extracted as a penalty.

Verb

1. Impose a fine on.

2. Issue a ticket or a fine to; "I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street"; "Move your car or else you will be ticketed!".

Date "fine" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references)

Note: Fine \Fine\, adjective. [Comparative Finer; superlative Finest.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: Fine

Domain	Definition
Computing	Fine adj. [WPI] Good, but not good enough to be cuspy. The word `fine' is used elsewhere, of course, but without the implicit comparison to the higher level implied by cuspy. Source: Jargon File.
Food & Agriculture	Term applied to wines of high quality. Source: European Union. (references)
Law	A penalty requiring the payment of money, imposed by a court or similar body as prescribed by law. Source: European Union. (references)
	A daily fine for delay in performance of contractor in payment of debt. Source: European Union. (references)
Mining	A. Composed of or constituting relatively small particles; e.g., fine sandy loam. Ant. coarse b. Sometimes used to designate high-quality drill diamonds e.g., fine sandy loam. Ant. coarse. (references)
Slang in 1811	FINE. Fine as five pence. Fine as a cow-t--d stuck with primroses. FINE. A man imprisoned for any offence. A fine of eighty-four months; a transportation for seven years. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
FINE	English	Fair trade initiative for Europe	Business
FIC	English	Fine Instrument Center	N/A
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Beauty	Rich, superb, magnificent, grand, fine, sublime, showy, specious.
Dryness	Adjective: dry, anhydrous, arid; adust, arescent; dried. Verb: undamped; juiceless, sapless; sear; husky; rainless, without rain, fine; dry as a bone, dry as dust, dry as a stick, dry as a mummy, dry as a biscuit.
Inexpedience	Good, good as gold; excellent; better; superior; above par; nice, fine; genuine; (true).
Narrowness Thinness	Adjective: narrow, close; slender, thin, fine; thread-like; (filament); finespun, gossamer; paper-thin; taper, slim, slight-made; scant, scanty; spare, delicate, incapacious; contracted; unexpanded; (expand; ); slender as a thread.
Pride	Haughty lofty, high, mighty, swollen, puffed up, flushed, blown; vainglorious; purse-proud, fine; proud as Lucifer; bloated with pride.
Rarity	Adjective: rare, subtile, thin, fine, tenuous, compressible, flimsy, slight; light; cavernous, spongy. (hollow).
Size	Adjective: large, big; great; considerable, bulky, voluminous, ample, massive, massy; capacious, comprehensive; spacious; mighty, towering, fine, magnificent.
Smallness	Adjective: small, little; diminutive; (small in size); minute; fine; inconsiderable, paltry; (unimportant); faint; (weak); slender, light, slight, scanty, scant, limited; meager; (insufficient); sparing; few; low, so-so, middling, tolerable, no great shakes; below par, under par, below the mark; at a low ebb; halfway; moderate, modest; tender, subtle.
Texture	Textural, textile; fine grained, coarse grained; fine, delicate, subtile, gossamery, filmy, silky, satiny; coarse; homespun.
Truth	Exact, accurate, definite, precise, well-defined, just, just so, so; strict, severe; close; (similar); literal; rigid, rigorous; scrupulous; (conscientious); religiously exact, punctual, mathematical, scientific; faithful, constant, unerring; curious, particular, nice, delicate, fine; clean-cut, clear-cut.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	He's a very fine young man. That's obvious (Doctor Zhivago; writing credit: Boris Pasternak; Robert Bolt) If you want to shake hands with the devil, that's fine with me. I'll just make sure that you do it in hell (Mission: Impossible; writing credit: Bruce Geller; David Koepp) Ok, that's fine too (Mr. Deeds; writing credit: Clarence Budington Kell; Robert Riskin) Everything was fine until the grid was shut down by dickless here (Ghostbusters; writing credit: Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis.) You look fine. (The Philadelphia Story; writing credit: Donald Ogden Stewart. Based on the play by Philip Barry.)
Lyrics	She's in love with me and I feel fine, mmm. (I Feel Fine (Lennon/McCartney); performing artist: The Beatles) What a fine little plane (Clockwork Creep; performing artist: 10CC) CAUSE IN THE STREETS I'M FINE (Come Back In One Piece; performing artist: Aaliyah) With a bit of rock music, everything is fine ("Dancing Queen"; performing artist: Abba) I feel fine enough I guess (Pinch Me; performing artist: Barenaked Ladies)
Clever	France has neither winter nor summer nor morals. Apart from these drawbacks it is a fine country. (references; author: Mark Twain) A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well. (references; author: unknown) Life lesson: There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness. (references; author: unknown) A smart husband buys his wife very fine china so she won't trust him to wash it. (references; author: unknown) The church will host an evening of fine dining, superb entertainment, and gracious hostility. (references; author: unknown)
Tongue Twisters	Friendly Frank flips fine flapjacks. (references; author: unknown) Of all the felt I ever felt, I never felt a piece of felt which felt as fine as that felt felt, when first I felt that felt hat's felt. (references; author: unknown)
Movie/TV Titles	Dal capo al fine (1973) Real Fine Tea from Berlin (1972) ...e alla fine lo chiamarono Jerusalem l'implacabile (1972) Den Fine mand (1971) La Fine del gioco (1970)
Song Titles	Feel So Fine (performing artist: Johnny Preston) Brandy (Your A Fine Girl) (performing artist: Looking Glass) I'm Doing Fine Now (performing artist: New York City) I Feel Fine (performing artist: The Beatles) He's So Fine (performing artist: The Chiffons)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
References	Artemis Fine Arts: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) Dongbu Fine Chemical: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) Korea Fine Chemical Co., Ltd.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) Nippon Fine Chemical Co., Ltd.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) Partridge Fine Arts PLC: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Greene & Greene: Architecture As a Fine Art: Furniture and Related Desighs (reference) The Science & Fine Art of Natural Hygiene (Shelton, Herbert M. Hygienic System, V. 1.) (reference) Fine Art Publicity: The Complete Guide for Galleries and Artists (reference) Triggernometry: A Gallery of Gunfighters: With Technical Notes on Leather Slapping As a Fine Art, Gathered from Many a Loose Holstered Expert over t (reference) Ready to Use Fine Motor Skills & Handwriting Activities for Young Children (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	A Fine Facta (reference) Calendar : Virginia Museum Of Fine Arts (reference) Catalogue Of Antiques & Fine Art (reference) Fine Art Photography & Book Exchange (reference) Fine Arts Trader (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	One Fine Day (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Fine Animal Gorilla (reference) Fine Fine Baby: King's Queens - King Records Blues (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech	Abbyy Fine Reader 5.0 Pro (reference) Clickart Fine Art (reference) ILFORD 1976250 Inkjet Fine Art Printing Paper (reference) ILFORD Inkjet Fine Art Paper ? 25 Sheets (reference) SMOOTH FINE ART PAPER 44 X50 RL (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Consumer Goods	Lenox Eternal 5-Piece Gold-Banded Fine China Placesetting (reference) Lenox Holiday 20-Piece Gold-Banded Fine China Dinnerware Set (reference) Bosch 1640VSPKG Fine Cut Power Handsaw Package (reference) Kreg SPS-F125 1-1/4" #6 Fine Screw (1000-Pack) (reference) Stanley 03-043 Fine Woodworking Push Drill (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Sideroblasts are erythroblasts with fine, iron-containing granules in the cytoplasm. Normal sideroblasts show random iron deposits, typically 1-5, in the cytoplasm. Abnormal sideroblasts show an increase of granular iron deposits around the nucleus. Credit: CDC.		An immature trophozoite of P. vivax is shown at the top of the slide in its characteristic ring shape, while the mature trophozoites contain large ameboid cytoplasms with large chromatin and fine yellowish brown pigment. Credit: CDC.
	A fine example of glacial plucking showing direction of glacial ice motion from left to right in the image. Credit: America's Coastlines.		A fine team of sled dogs at Tigvariak Island. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.
	A platter of fine Pacific oysters - an epicurean delight displayed at Anthony's Oyster Olympics. The Oyster Olympics helps celebrate clean Pacific waters. Credit: Fisheries.		Chris Doley, of NOAA, hauls an experimental crab pot from the water at a sampling site. Blue crab pot samples were taken at shallow-water sites around Poplar Island using pots with mesh sizes about three times smaller than used in commercial crab pots. The mesh in the pots used for sampling was about 1/2" of fine mesh netting. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.
	Setting crab pots in Poplar Harbor, note the fine mesh. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.		Chief Cook Doretha and 2nd Cook Sarah Satterfield prepare another fine meal in the ship's galley. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.
	Figure 65. Thoulet device for separating sediment from water. This device was developed to obtain very fine sediment samples that were still suspended in the water after passing through a series of sieves. Thoulet developed this instrument in 1878 prior to developing an interest in oceanography. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.		Acrylic painting of a Barrow's Goldeneye by Robert Steiner, 315 Cornwall Street, San Francisco, CA 94118. As one of the top wildlife artist's in the country, Bob Steiner, finally won the 1997 Federal Duck Stamp Contest at the age of 48 after 17 previous attempts. Chosen over 379 other entries, Steiner's Barrow's Goldeneye depicts the majesty of the species. The same design, with some enhancements, came in third in the 1995 Federal Duck Stamp Contest (the winner that year was the Surf Scoter design by Wilhelm Goebel). Mr. Steiner has designed a total of 47 duck stamp (state and other commissioned venues), more than any other artist. With a Bachelor's degree in painting and etching at the renowned Rhode Island School of Design, he also achieved a Master's degree in etching and fine art printmaking from San Francisco State University. Return to the Federal Duck Stamp Office Home Page Visit the U.S. Fish and.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.


"Legion of fine arts" by Sherry Yeo Commentary: "You see the shadow of an architecture building reflecting on the pond waters. ."	"Fine tune" by Federico Rocco Commentary: "My old radio."
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

Play	Caption
	Excellent; great; superb; superior; good news; accomplished; admirable; attractive; capital; certified; champion; choice; choicest; desirable; distinctive; distinguished; estimable; exceptional; exemplary; exquisite; fine; finest; first; first-class; firs.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Benjamin Franklin	She laughs at everything you say. Why? Because she has fine teeth.
Jonathan Swift	Fine words! I wonder where you stole them.
Luther	Allegories are fine ornaments and good illustrations, but not proof.
Miguel de Cervantes	Don't put too fine a point to your wit for fear it should get blunted.
MoliFre	Oh how fine it is to know a thing or two!
Plutarch	Good birth is a fine thing, but the merit is our ancestors.
Poem and The Cid	Were his lord but worthy, God, how fine a vassal.
Ralph Waldo Emerson	Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.
St. Jerome	A fat paunch never breeds fine thoughts.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
Magna Carta	1215	If, however, the heir of any one of the aforesaid has been under age and in wardship, let him have his inheritance without relief and without fine when he comes of age. (reference)
Treaty of Versailles	1919	Any person having claimed payment of an enemy debt which is not admitted in whole or in part shall pay to the clearing office, by way of fine, interest at 5 per cent. on the part not admitted. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Emma	Austen, Jane	It seemed quite a shame, especially considering how many houses there are where fine instruments are absolutely thrown away
Sylvie and Bruno	Carroll, Lewis	He was a fine old man, but looked sadly ill and worn
Last Chance To See	Douglas Adams	At about one-thirty they eventually realise their mistake and shut up, just as the major dogfights of the evening are getting under way. These usually start with a few minor bouts between the more enthusiastic youngsters, and then the full chorus of heavyweights weighs in with a fine impression of what it might be like to fall into the pit of hell with the London Symphony Orchestra
Scarlet Letter	Hawthorne, Nathaniel	On the breast of her gown, in fine red cloth, surrounded with an elaborate embroidery and fantastic flourishes of gold thread, appeared the letter A.
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	I have your bed in the garden, you shall tend it, and we will see if your strawberries are as fine as mine
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James	How fine are its tiny grains
Grapes of Wrath	Steinbeck, John	Looked fine then
Gulliver's Travels	Swift, Jonathan	The Emperor lays on the table three fine silken threads of six inches long
Walden	Thoreau, Henry David	It should be the patron of the fine arts
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		With one eye seeing clearly, they can still drive, read, and see fine details. (references)
		The blood travels through a fine network of pulmonary vessels called capillaries. (references)
		The needles used to inject insulin are extremely fine, so there is little discomfort. (references)
Business		Two payment methods exist in importing fine and specialty chemicals. (references)
		This value accounts for 11% of all fine and specialty chemical imports. (references)
		This will improve prospects for importing fine and specialty chemicals. (references)
Children	Korea	Firms with over 300 employees are required by law either to hire persons with disabilities or pay a fine. (references)
	Sweden	The authorities generally respect these laws, and the usual sentence is a fine combined with counseling and monitoring by social workers. (references)
	Korea	Surveys indicate that most companies either pay the fine or evade the law, with one 1999 survey indicating that 9 out of 10 firms with more than 300 employees failed to meet the mandated 2 percent job quota for persons with disabilities; the hiring of the persons with disabilities remains significantly below target levels. (references)
Civil Liberties	Albania	The punishment for libel varies from a fine to 2 years' imprisonment. (references)
	Turkmenistan	Atakov was fined $12,000, an unusually large fine for such an offense. (references)
	Egypt	Mahran was sentenced to 3 years' imprisonment and a fine of $46 (200 Egyptian pounds). (references)
Economic History	Austria	It's a fine line to walk. (references)
	Russia	The Hermitage is one of the world's great fine arts museums. (references)
	Laos	BOTH GIVING AND ACCEPTING BRIBES ARE CRIMINAL ACTS PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND/OR IMPRISONMENT. (references)
Human Rights	Malaysia	Thomas paid his fine, and the case was closed. (references)
	Malaysia	Rahim had earlier paid a fine of $525 (RM 2000) for assaulting Anwar. (references)
	Malaysia	However, in April the Court of Appeal converted his jail sentence into a $2,500 (RM 10,000) fine. (references)
Minorities	Austria	He paid a fine to cover the cost of restoring the damage done to the graves. (references)
	Comoros	The Christian leader's father was forced to pay a fine, and the leader's family had to leave Domoni for a month. (references)
	Switzerland	Persons convicted of racist crimes commonly are sentenced to from 3 days' to 3 years' imprisonment and a fine of up to $27,000 (40,000 Swiss francs). (references)
Political Economy	Ireland	Fine Gael ("Tribe of Ireland") is the second largest party in the Dail. (references)
	TAIWAN	Violations will face a maximum three-year jail sentence and a fine of NT$6.0 million. (references)
	Ireland	The Greens also take a skeptical stance toward greater European integration, a position not shared by Fianna Fail, Fine Gael, Labour or the Progressive Democrats. (references)
Political Rights	Belgium	Voting in all elections is compulsory, and failure to vote is subject to a nominal fine. (references)
	Djibouti	In 1996 the five, Moumin Bahdon Farah, Ahmed Boulaleh Barreh, Ali Mahamade Houmed, Ismael Guedi Hared, and Abdillahi Guireh Rayaleh, were accused of insulting former president Hassan Gouled Aptidon and sentenced to 6 months in prison and a large fine. (references)
Trade	Argentina	Failure to re-export goods will result in a fine. (references)
Travel	Czech Rep	The city also has fine, usually quick, public transit to most points. (references)
	Austria	Motorists who do not possess the appropriate sticker are subject to a fine. (references)
	Norway	One drink could put a person over the legal limit and could result in a fine. (references)
Women	Bosnia and Herzegovina	The judge ordered only a $407 (900 KM) fine. (references)
	Burkina Faso	Perpetrators are subject to 6-months' to 3-years' imprisonment and a significant fine. (references)
	Swaziland	Even in the modern courts, sentences frequently result in several months in jail, a fine, or both. (references)
Worker Rights	Jordan	The fine is doubled if the offense is repeated. (references)
	Spain	Trafficking in workers is punishable by 2 to 5 years' imprisonment and a fine. (references)
	Sri Lanka	For trafficking in children, the law allows imprisonment of 5 to 20 years, and a fine. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	MEERSCHAUM, n. (Literally, seafoam, and by many erroneously supposed to be made of it.) A fine white clay, which for convenience in coloring it brown is made into tobacco pipes and smoked by the workmen engaged in that industry. The purpose of coloring it has not been disclosed by the manufacturers. There was a youth (you've heard before, This woeful tale, may be), Who bought a meerschaum pipe and swore That color it would he! He shut himself from the world away, Nor any soul he saw. He smoke by night, he smoked by day, As hard as he could draw. His dog died moaning in the wrath Of winds that blew aloof; The weeds were in the gravel path, The owl was on the roof. "He's gone afar, he'll come no more," The neighbors sadly say. And so they batter in the door To take his goods away. Dead, pipe in mouth, the youngster lay, Nut-brown in face and limb. "That pipe's a lovely white," they say, "But it has colored him!" The moral there's small need to sing -- 'Tis plain as day to you: Don't play your game on any thing That is a gamester too. Martin Bulstrode
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Bill Clinton	Not to my knowledge. She's got a steady boyfriend and he's a really fine young man. I like him very much.
Dennis Miller	It's fine to think your children are better than everybody else's, because everybody thinks their kids are uniquely perfect.
Diane Sawyer	Right, because I asked for a Kleenex and it was the only thing you had in house at this fine establishment, as I recall.
Donald Rumsfeld	Well, I guess the most important thing I can say is that it's a terrible tragedy and our heart goes out to the families and the friends of those fine people. We lost some Afghans also in that same incident.
John McCain	I think he's fine. Those are really routine. Almost all of us who reach, you know, a certain age those things come out, because we were so much exposed to the sun when we were children, and that's an extremely minor thing.
Julianne Moore	That happens to me at the end of a movie. You know I'm fine at the beginning and then near the end I start getting depressed because I realize I've made all the wrong choices.
Maureen O'Hara	Believe me, I think John Wayne was a fine actor. He could not have been respected by the entire world for not just his Americanism, but for his portrayals on the screen if he wasn't a good actor.
Phyllis Diller	Short of breathness. Short breath. I am short of breath. But right now, I'm fine because I'm looking at you.
Rush Limbaugh	You don't need to be able to get a fourteen-gazillion-dollar verdict and put an otherwise fine company out of business, thereby preventing the vaccine in the first place.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	98.77%	11,673	788
Noun (singular)	0.72%	85	35,870
Lexical Verb (base form)	0.25%	30	63,341
Adverb (general)	0.21%	25	69,787
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	0.03%	3	202,518
Noun (proper)	0.03%	3	202,518
Total	100.00%	11,818	N/A

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Fine	Last name	4,000	3,297
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Woodrow Wilson	1913-1921	But the evil has come with the good, and much fine gold has been corroded.
Bill Clinton	1993-2001	The great majority of our teachers do a fine job.
George W. Bush	2001-2005	Good jobs begin with good schools, and here we've made a fine start.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "fine".
Name	Gender	Language	Meaning
Thebez	N/A	Biblical	Fine linen or silk
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Country	Name	Country	Name
Japan	Nippon Fine Chemical Co., Ltd.	Luxembourg	Artemis Fine Arts
South Korea	Dongbu Fine Chemical	United Kingdom	Partridge Fine Arts PLC
USA	Finlay Fine Jewelry Corporation
	(more examples...)

Expressions using "fine": a fine kettle of fish ♦ a fine kettle of fish! ♦ a fine pair of oxen ♦ a fine piece of work! ♦ administrative fine ♦ amenable to a fine ♦ arthropod fine moder ♦ be fine ♦ blank like fine roll ♦ brave fine gay glorious ♦ cut it fine ♦ cut up fine ♦ doctor of Fine Arts ♦ draw a fine line ♦ draw it fine ♦ everything's fine ♦ extra fine ♦ feel fine ♦ fine adjuster ♦ fine adjustment ♦ fine aggregate ♦ fine animal hair ♦ Fine arch ♦ fine art ♦ fine art publisher ♦ fine arts ♦ fine arts insurance ♦ fine athlete ♦ fine away ♦ fine bill ♦ fine cheese ♦ fine chemicals ♦ fine climate ♦ fine comb ♦ fine cord ♦ Fine cut ♦ fine day ♦ fine distinction ♦ fine down ♦ fine feathers make fine birds ♦ fine fellow ♦ fine fettle ♦ fine flour ♦ Fine for alienation ♦ fine gentleman ♦ fine gold ♦ Fine goods ♦ fine grain ♦ fine grain radar ♦ fine grained ♦ fine lady ♦ fine language ♦ fine line ♦ fine linen ♦ fine metal ♦ fine motions ♦ Fine of lands ♦ fine off ♦ fine pen ♦ fine pitch ♦ fine pitch stop ♦ fine point ♦ fine powder ♦ fine print ♦ fine rain ♦ fine sand ♦ fine scratch ♦ fine seed ♦ fine sense of humor ♦ fine sense of humour ♦ fine silk ♦ fine smb. ♦ fine specimen ♦ fine spray ♦ fine staple wool ♦ Fine stuff ♦ fine talking ♦ fine teacher ♦ fine trade bill ♦ fine tune ♦ fine tuning ♦ fine understanding ♦ fine weather ♦ fine wine ♦ fine wool ♦ fine work ♦ fine writing ♦ fine young man ♦ Foot of the fine ♦ Freedom fine ♦ go over smth. with a fine comb ♦ have a fine palate ♦ have a fine time with ♦ heavy fine ♦ i feel fine ♦ i'm fine thank you! ♦ impose a fine on smb. ♦ imposition of a fine ♦ in fine ♦ in fine condition ♦ in fine feather. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "fine": fine-art, fine-balanced, fine-boned, fine-bred, fine-bristled, fine-by-me, fine-chisel, fine-class, fine-cotton, fine-cut, fine-denier, fine-detail, fine-draw, fine-drawn, fine-enough, fine-featured, fine-finishing, fine-fitting, fine-flavoured, fine-fleece, fine-gems, fine-grain, fine-grained, fine-ground, fine-grown, fine-hewn, fine-honed, fine-leaved, fine-leaved heath, fine-limbed, fine-lined, fine-looking, fine-mesh, fine-mix, fine-needle, fine-needle aspiration, fine-nosed, fine-paper, fine-particled, fine-pointed, fine-print, fine-quality, fine-sand, fine-sanding, fine-scale, fine-scored, fine-skinned, fine-slatted, fine-sounding, fine-spinning, fine-spoken, fine-spun, fine-structural, fine-structure, fine-textured, fine-threaded, fine-tipped, fine-toned, fine-tooth, fine-toothed, fine-toothed comb, fine-tune, fine-tuned, fine-tuners, fine-tuning, fine-voiced, fine-weather, fine-woolled.
	Ending with "fine": ultra-fine.
	Containing "fine": eleven-o'clock-on-a-fine-night-an, ultra-fine-tuned.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
fine art	6,283	fine dining	237
fine wine	2,010	fine ass	221
fine art photography	1,409	fine wood working	209
fine china	1,316	fine watch	200
fine gardening	886	fine art poster	183
fine print	733	fine pen	170
jeanna fine	647	museum of fine arts	161
fine art nude	575	palace of fine arts	160
fine jewelry	533	fine girl	159
fine	500	fine art gallery	158
fine arts	489	fine living	148
fine art print	478	art book fine guest tjarda	134
fine motor skill	461	fine reader	130
boston museum of fine arts	321	hair style for fine hair	129
fine lingerie	298	fine swiss watch	128
fine furniture	287	fine linen	125
nude fine art photography	286	fine young cannibal	116
fine crystal	262	jenna fine	111
fine home building	248	one fine day	105
museum fine arts houston	242	fine writing instrument	102
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language		Translations for "fine"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaans		uitstekend (very, very well), teer (dainty, delicate, refined), puik (eminent, great), mooi (beautiful, fair, handsome, lovely), kostelik (delicious, great, lovely), gaaf (good, nice, okay, very, very well), delikaat (dainty, delicate, refined), deftig (beautiful, fair, handsome, lovely), boete. (various references)

Albanian		i shkëlqyer (admirable, bright, brilliant, capital, choice, copybook, corking, crack, cracking, Dandy, divine, excellent, fabulous, famous, fantastic, fantastical, first rate, flamboyant, gaudy, glazy, glorious, glossy, gorgeous, great, heavenly, immense, marvellous, marvelous, perfect, pink, plum, powerful, prize, pukka,

Fine

Definition: Fine

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Books

Periodicals

Theater & Movies

Music

High Tech

Consumer Goods

Image Slideshow: Fine

Photos:Fine

Illustrations:Fine

Computer Images:Fine

Photo Album: Fine

Digital Photo Gallery: Fine

Sounds Captioned with "Fine".

Familiar Quotations: Fine

Benjamin Franklin

Jonathan Swift

Luther

Miguel de Cervantes

MoliFre

Plutarch

Poem and The Cid

Ralph Waldo Emerson

St. Jerome

Historic Usage: Fine

Magna Carta

Treaty of Versailles

Use in Literature: Fine

Emma

Austen, Jane

Sylvie and Bruno

Carroll, Lewis

Last Chance To See

Douglas Adams

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

Walden

Photos:
Fine

Illustrations:
Fine

Computer Images:
Fine