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Webster 1913 Edition


Fineness

Fine′ness

,
Noun.
[From
Fine
,
Adj.
]
1.
The quality or condition of being fine.
2.
Freedom from foreign matter or alloy; clearness; purity;
as, the
fineness
of liquor
.
The
fineness
of the gold, and chargeful fashion.
Shakespeare
3.
The proportion of pure silver or gold in jewelry, bullion, or coins.
☞ The fineness of United States coin is nine tenths, that of English gold coin is eleven twelfths, and that of English silver coin is 925⁄1000.
4.
Keenness or sharpness;
as, the
fineness
of a needle’s point, or of the edge of a blade
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Fineness

FI'NENESS

,
Noun.
1.
Thinness; smallness; slenderness; as the finances of a thread or silk. Hence.
2.
Consisting of fine threads; as fine linen.
3.
Smallness; minuteness; as the fineness of sand or particles; the fineness of soil or mold.
4.
Clearness; purity; freedom from foreign matter; as the fineness of wine or other liquor; the fineness of gold.
5.
Niceness; delicacy; as the fineness of taste.
6.
Keenness; sharpness; thinness; as the finances of an edge.
7.
Elegance; beauty; as fineness of person.
8.
Capacity for delicate or refined conceptions; as the fineness of genius.
9.
Show; splendor; gayety of appearance; elegance; as the fineness of clothes or dress.
10.
Clearness; as the fineness of complexion.
11.
Subtility; artfulness; ingenuity; as the fineness of wit.
12.
Smoothness.

Definition 2024


fineness

fineness

English

Noun

fineness (countable and uncountable, plural finenesses)

  1. The quality or degree of being fine.
  2. The ratio, in a precious metal, of the primary metal to any additives or impurities.
  3. The ratio of a ship's length to her beam.

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