Refinement

Word REFINEMENT
Character 10
Hyphenation re fine ment
Pronunciations /ɹəˈfaɪnmənt/

Definitions and meanings of "Refinement"

What do we mean by refinement?

The act of refining. noun

The result of refining; an improvement or elaboration. noun

The state or quality of being refined; cultivation, as in manners or taste. noun

A keen or precise phrasing; a subtle distinction. noun

The act of refining or purifying; the act of separating from a substance all extraneous matter; purification: clarification: as, the refinement of metals or liquors. noun

The state of being pure or purified. noun

The state of being free from what is coarse, rude, inelegant, debasing, or the like; purity of taste, mind, etc.; elegance of manners or language; culture. noun

That which proceeds from refining or a desire to refine; a result of elaboration, polish, or nicety: often used to denote an over-nicety, or affected subtlety: as, the refinements of logic or philosophy; the refinements of cunning. noun

Excessive or extravagant compliment; a form of expression intended to impose on the hearer. noun

Synonyms Cultivation, etc. See culture. noun

The act of refining, or the state of being refined noun

That which is refined, elaborated, or polished to excess; an affected subtilty. noun

The act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material noun

High-class style; cultivation. noun

A fine or subtle distinction. noun

A subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude noun

The result of improving something noun

The process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) noun

A highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality noun

The quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste noun

The act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material

High-class style; cultivation.

A fine or subtle distinction.

Food. Things to eat. Urban Dictionary

Requiring rework of perfectly adequate deliveries in an effort improve ones status. Urban Dictionary

Cultivated and genteel. Showing a high degree of refinement. Suggesting taste, ease and wealth. Urban Dictionary

Growing older, aging gracefully, Urban Dictionary

1: to edit into a more polished work 2: to steal; as in refining your morals Urban Dictionary

To make better. Refinements are usually improvements of small details. Urban Dictionary

To take out all your impurities And train yourself to replace them all With purity Urban Dictionary

To make small improvements. Urban Dictionary

To have refined Taste, simply means having a good or respectable liking for a particular Art form or content. It could be music,food, Animation/film,painting,location, personal,Nature... topic etcetera. Urban Dictionary

A person where you can't tell if they are a hobo or if that is really their personal style. The refined hobo can be a person who (if it really is their personal style) purposely puts holes and bangs up their clothing. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Refinement

The word "refinement" in example sentences

He dwelt on the spirit of freedom existing in America, asserting that their extreme notions of liberty arose from the peculiar religious spirit which existed in the colonies, which he termed a refinement on the principles of resistance, and which was carried with them on their first emigration from England. ❋ Edward Farr (N/A)

Much of what we call refinement is a cruel burden and entails a grievous waste of human energy and happiness. ❋ Abraham Myerson (1914)

Is it true that cultivation, what we call refinement, kills individuality? ❋ Charles Dudley Warner (1864)

And Rome had its decadent elites snobbishly revelling in Greek refinement, while the ‘good, simple, oldfashioned’ Romans were lamenting the lost virtues of hard work, patriotism, sobriety etc. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It looks like you only get one page of results, so if the clip is buried deep inside YouTube, only search term refinement will dig it up here. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The next refinement is to take into account that the luminous screen is typically round: any alpha particles striking outside the round area will not be visible. ❋ Unknown (2007)

But although far superior to them in refinement and the various arts of civilization, they were no match in war for the bold mountaineers, the Swiss of Anahuac. ❋ Unknown (2006)

They like to tell us that refinement is the bottleneck, not supply. ❋ Unknown (2006)

One way of encouraging this adult refinement, is to practice having a handful of quiet each day, or especially on the days when that particular child will be in the home. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Leaving apart the question of how to define these variables - at present we have three different definitions competing - in two ways refinement is needed. ❋ Unknown (1992)

Experimental work of great refinement is necessary in order to determine atomic weights. ❋ Unknown (1966)

Still greater refinement is being sought by the use of closed-circuit TV, weather radar, intricate electronic devices for automatic measurement of cloud heights, etc. ❋ Unknown (1959)

Yet his refinement is sometimes excessive; he betrays an amiable partiality in favor of the weaker side, and, while he guards against calumny, he does not allow sufficient scope for superstition and fanaticism. ❋ Unknown (1206)

I guess you can say it’s a level up in refinement (and price). ❋ Unknown (2010)

[Man], [Im hungry], [I need] some refin. ❋ SandSStorm (2005)

I can't go drinking with you guys this weekend, my manager made me work [overtime] for free to [refine] the [presentation] for the senior leadership team at Twats'R'Us. ❋ Mads1 (2019)

He's a [refined] [gentleman]. ❋ Komm (2008)

Post some new [pictures] so that everyone can [see how] [refined] you are. ❋ LilGaPeach2004 (2010)

I just [refined] some [headphones] from [Wal-Mart] ❋ Doomwaxer (2006)

[Clarence] [refined] his paper, adding in more [sophisticated] language. ❋ Diggity Monkeez (2005)

Refinity is a phase of restarting,[Whatever it] may be. Example: [Purge] The Poison By [Marina] On youtube ❋ Orc_Legends (2021)

the [bic] whahine mini [mal] was good but the circle one [epoxy] was a bit more refine ed but also a bit more expensive... ❋ Emobunny (2006)

[Weebs] posses some the [REFINED TASTE] in Anime and Music as an [Art] Form ❋ @triple_a.a (2021)

[Kari]: Oh, look. [Poor guy]! He's a hobo.... Hannah: I actually think he's dressing like that on purpose. Kari: Wow. WHY? Hannah: He's a [refined hobo]! ❋ Scarypossum294 (2009)

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