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English adjective: refined | |||
| 1. | refined (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel | ||
| Samples | She was delicate and refined and unused to hardship. Refined people with refined taste. | ||
| Similar | civilised, civilized, couth, cultivated, cultured, dainty, debonair, debonaire, debonnaire, delicate, finespun, genteel, gentlemanlike, gentlemanly, ladylike, mincing, niminy-piminy, overrefined, patrician, polite, prim, suave, superfine, twee, well-bred, well-mannered | ||
| See also | civilised, civilized, elegant, fastidious, gracious, polished | ||
| Antonyms | unrefined | ||
| 2. | refined freed from impurities by processing | ||
| Samples | Refined sugar. Refined oil. To gild refined gold. | ||
| Synonyms | processed | ||
| Antonyms | unprocessed, unrefined, crude | ||
| 3. | refined showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience | ||
| Samples | His polished manner. Maintained an urbane tone in his letters. | ||
| Synonyms | polished, svelte, urbane | ||
| Similar | sophisticated | ||
| Antonyms | naif, naive | ||
| 4. | refined suggesting taste, ease, and wealth | ||
| Synonyms | elegant, graceful | ||
| Similar | gracious | ||
| Antonyms | ungracious | ||
| 5. | refined free from what is tawdry or unbecoming | ||
| Samples | A neat style. A neat set of rules. She hated to have her neat plans upset. | ||
| Synonyms | neat, tasteful | ||
| Similar | elegant | ||
| Antonyms | inelegant | ||
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