fineness : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: fineness	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for fineness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fineness n the quality of being very good indeed; "the inn is distinguished by the fineness of its cuisine" Synonym(s): fineness, choiceness the property of being very narrow or thin; "he marvelled at the fineness of her hair" Synonym(s): fineness, thinness having a very fine texture; "the fineness of the sand on the beach" Synonym(s): fineness, powderiness the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance; "the daintiness of her touch"; "the fineness of her features" Synonym(s): daintiness, delicacy, fineness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fineness \Fine"ness\, n. [From {Fine}, a.] 1. The quality or condition of being fine. 2. Freedom from foreign matter or alloy; clearness; purity; as, the fineness of liquor. The fineness of the gold, and chargeful fashion. --Shak. 3. The proportion of pure silver or gold in jewelry, bullion, or coins. Note: The fineness of United States coin is nine tenths, that of English gold coin is eleven twelfths, and that of English silver coin is [?]. 4. Keenness or sharpness; as, the fineness of a needle's point, or of the edge of a blade.