Fineness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fineness \Fine"ness\, n. [From {Fine}, a.]
     1. The quality or condition of being fine.
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     2. Freedom from foreign matter or alloy; clearness; purity;
        as, the fineness of liquor.


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              The fineness of the gold, and chargeful fashion.
                                                    --Shak.
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     3. The proportion of pure silver or gold in jewelry, bullion,
        or coins.
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     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 [frac925x1000].
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     4. Keenness or sharpness; as, the fineness of a needle's
        point, or of the edge of a blade.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fineness
       n 1: the quality of being very good indeed; "the inn is
            distinguished by the fineness of its cuisine" [syn: {choiceness}]
       2: the property of being very narrow or thin; "he marvelled at
          the fineness of her hair" [syn: {thinness}]
       3: having a very fine texture; "the fineness of the sand on the
          beach" [syn: {powderiness}]
       4: the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance;
          "the daintiness of her touch"; "the fineness of her
          features" [syn: {daintiness}, {delicacy}]