Fineness

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  • n. The ratio, in a precious metal, of the primary metal to any additives or impurities.
  • n. The ratio of a ship's length to her beam.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The quality or condition of being fine.
  • n. Freedom from foreign matter or alloy; clearness; purity.
  • n. The proportion of pure silver or gold in jewelry, bullion, or coins.
  • n. Keenness or sharpness.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The state or quality of being fine, in any sense.
  • n. Specifically, the quantity of pure metal in alloys expressed by number of parts in 1,000.
  • n. Finesse; subtlety.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the quality of being very good indeed
  • n. the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
  • n. having a very fine texture
  • n. the property of being very narrow or thin
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    clearness    purity    excellent    delicacy    superiority    subtlety    subtility   
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    fine   
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    delicacy    richness    clearness    lightness    softness    hardness    neatness    solidity    keenness    firmness