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fined

fine
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fahyn]
    • /faɪn/
    • /faɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fahyn]
    • /faɪn/

Definitions of fined word

  • adjective fined of superior or best quality; of high or highest grade: fine wine. 1
  • adjective fined choice, excellent, or admirable: a fine painting. 1
  • adjective fined consisting of minute particles: fine sand; a fine purée. 1
  • adjective fined very thin or slender: fine thread. 1
  • adjective fined keen or sharp, as a tool: Is the knife fine enough to carve well? 1
  • adjective fined delicate in texture; filmy: fine cotton fabric. 1

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Origin of fined

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English fin < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin fīnis end, utmost limit, highest point

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Parts of speech for Fined

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

fined popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for fined

verb fined

  • charged — If a situation is charged, it is filled with emotion and therefore very tense or exciting.
  • levied — an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
  • confiscated — Take or seize (someone's property) with authority.
  • alienated — indifferent, unfriendly, or hostile
  • amerced — to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.

adjective fined

  • welled — a hole drilled or bored into the earth to obtain water, petroleum, natural gas, brine, or sulfur.
  • minuted — the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
  • lit — a simple past tense and past participle of light3 .
  • slighted — small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
  • loosed — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.

noun fined

Antonyms for fined

verb fined

  • gave — simple past tense of give.
  • released — to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go: to release a prisoner; to release someone from a debt.
  • awarded — to give as due or merited; assign or bestow: to award prizes.
  • compensated — Simple past tense and past participle of compensate.
  • rewarded — a sum of money offered for the detection or capture of a criminal, the recovery of lost or stolen property, etc.

adjective fined

  • dulled — Simple past tense and past participle of dull.
  • fatted — having too much flabby tissue; corpulent; obese: a fat person.
  • corrupted — guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked: a corrupt judge.
  • drabbed — Simple past tense and past participle of drab.
  • blunted — having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point; rounded; not sharp: a blunt pencil.

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