fine
Meaning
Opposite of
coarse
Synonyms
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Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/faɪn/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English fin, fyn, from Old French fin (“fine, minute, exact”), of obscure origin, but probably derived from Latin fīnīre (“to finish”) or fīnis (“boundary, limit, end”), with an abstract sense of fine or thin also arising in many Romance languages (compare Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian fino). Doublet of fino.
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