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English Dictionary: refined	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for refined
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
refined adj (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste" Antonym(s): unrefined freed from impurities by processing; "refined sugar"; "refined oil"; "to gild refined gold"- Shakespeare Synonym(s): refined, processed Antonym(s): crude, unprocessed, unrefined showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience; "his polished manner"; "maintained an urbane tone in his letters" Synonym(s): polished, refined, svelte, urbane suggesting taste, ease, and wealth Synonym(s): elegant, graceful, refined free from what is tawdry or unbecoming; "a neat style"; "a neat set of rules"; "she hated to have her neat plans upset" Synonym(s): neat, refined, tasteful
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Refine \Refine"\ (r?f?n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Refined} (-find"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Refining}.] [Pref. re- + fine to make fine: cf. F. raffiner.] 1. To reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities; to free from dross or alloy; to separate from extraneous matter; to purify; to defecate; as, to refine gold or silver; to refine iron; to refine wine or sugar. I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined. --Zech. xiii. 9. 2. To purify from what is gross, coarse, vulgar, inelegant, low, and the like; to make elegant or exellent; to polish; as, to refine the manners, the language, the style, the taste, the intellect, or the moral feelings. Love refines The thoughts, and heart enlarges. --Milton. Syn: To purify; clarify; polish; ennoble.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Refined \Refined"\ (-f?nd"), a. Freed from impurities or alloy; purifed; polished; cultured; delicate; as; refined* gold; refined language; refined sentiments. Refined wits who honored poesy with their pens. --Peacham. -- {Refin"edly} (r[?]f[?]n"[?]dl[?]), adv. -- {Refin"edness}, n.