Dictionary

refinement en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɹɪˈfaɪnmənt/
• /ɹəˈfaɪnmənt/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English fine English refine Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English refinement From refine + -ment.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material
2. (countable, uncountable) High-class style; cultivation.
3. (countable, uncountable) A fine or subtle distinction.
4. (countable, uncountable) A luxury.
   • There was no bathroom in the cabin. Such refinements don't exist in the woods, apparently. 1974 February 2, Nancy Walker, “Call of the Wild”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 32, page 11:
5. (countable, uncountable) Synonym of grooming (“review and prioritization process”).

Forms

Deriveds

Delaunay refinement · overrefinement · electrorefinement · ultrarefinement · autorefinement · biorefinement

Synonyms

grooming · gentility

Translations (67)

fi puhdistaminen (act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material) · fi puhdistus (act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material) · ota تصفیه (act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material) · mk истенченост (fine or subtle distinction) · tr arıtım (act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material) · ota طبیعت (high-class style; cultivation) · pt refinamento (high-class style; cultivation) · ota قال (act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material) · tr arıtım (high-class style; cultivation) · ar تَكْرِير (act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material) · nl zuivering (act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material) · de Veredeln (high-class style; cultivation) · fi jalostaminen (act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material) · sv förfining (act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material) · gl refino (act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material) · hi प्रसंस्करण (act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material) · de Veredelung (act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material) · sv raffinemang (fine or subtle distinction) · pt requinte (high-class style; cultivation) · pt finura (high-class style; cultivation) · fi sivistyneisyys (high-class style; cultivation) · fi hienokäytöksisyys (high-class style; cultivation) · fi hienostuneisuus (high-class style; cultivation) · mk префинетост (high-class style; cultivation) · de Veredelung (high-class style; cultivation) · nl verfijning (fine or subtle distinction) · ota سلیقه (high-class style; cultivation) · mk рафинирање (act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material) · ota نازكلك (high-class style; cultivation) · ro finețe (high-class style; cultivation) · es refinamiento (high-class style; cultivation) · pt refino (fine or subtle distinction) · ro rafinare (act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material) · ro rafinaj (act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material) · ro rafinament (high-class style; cultivation) · bg пречистване (act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material) · cs rafinace (act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material) · ro delicatețe (high-class style; cultivation) · bg рафиниране (act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material) · sv raffinemang (high-class style; cultivation) · tr arıtma (act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material) · pt refino (act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material) · pt finesse (high-class style; cultivation) · tr temizleme (act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material) · mnc ᡧᡠ (high-class style; cultivation) · pt fineza (high-class style; cultivation) · tr düzeltme (act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material) · tr selika (high-class style; cultivation) · hu kifinomultság (high-class style; cultivation) · tr arıtma (high-class style; cultivation) · fi jalostus (act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material) · pt refino (high-class style; cultivation) · sv förfining (fine or subtle distinction) · ja みやび (high-class style; cultivation) · bg финес (high-class style; cultivation) · mk прочистување (act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material) · de Verbesserung (act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material) · fr raffinement (high-class style; cultivation) · tr tasfiye (act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material) · hi शोधन (act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material) · sv förfining (high-class style; cultivation) · es refinación (act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material) · da raffinement (fine or subtle distinction) · pl elegancja (high-class style; cultivation) · la urbānitās (high-class style; cultivation) · da raffinement (high-class style; cultivation) · ja みやび (act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material)