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Word:

 

Word - rootword - affixes
kapino - pino - ka-~
ka.pi.nu. - 3 syllables

ka- = kapino
kapino

kapino : refinement (n.)
pino [pí.nu.] : fine (adj.); refined (adj.)

Derivatives of pino


Glosses:
refinement
n. (state)1. cultivation, culture, finish, polish, refinementa highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality.; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"
~ flawlessness, ne plus ultra, perfectionthe state of being without a flaw or defect.
n. (event)2. elaboration, refinementthe result of improving something.; "he described a refinement of this technique"
~ betterment, improvement, advancea change for the better; progress in development.
n. (process)3. purification, refinement, refiningthe process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.).
~ processingpreparing or putting through a prescribed procedure.; "the processing of newly arrived immigrants"; "the processing of ore to obtain minerals"
~ rectification(chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation.
n. (communication)4. nicety, nuance, refinement, shade, subtletya subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude.; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning"
~ meaning, signification, import, significancethe message that is intended or expressed or signified.; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"
n. (attribute)5. civilisation, civilization, refinementthe quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste.; "a man of intellectual refinement"; "he is remembered for his generosity and civilization"
~ excellencethe quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree.
refined
adj. 1. refined(used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel.; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste"
~ civilised, civilizedhaving a high state of culture and development both social and technological.; "terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world"
~ elegantrefined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style.; "elegant handwriting"; "an elegant dark suit"; "she was elegant to her fingertips"; "small churches with elegant white spires"; "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid"
~ fastidiousgiving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness.; "a fastidious and incisive intellect"; "fastidious about personal cleanliness"
~ graciouscharacterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit.; "gracious even to unexpected visitors"; "gracious living"; "he bears insult with gracious good humor"
~ polishedperfected or made shiny and smooth.; "his polished prose"; "in a freshly ironed dress and polished shoes"; "freshly polished silver"
~ cultured, genteel, civilised, civilized, polite, cultivatedmarked by refinement in taste and manners.; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society"
~ couth(used facetiously) refined.
~ dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy, prim, tweeaffectedly dainty or refined.
~ debonair, debonaire, debonnaire, suavehaving a sophisticated charm.; "a debonair gentleman"
~ finespun, delicatedeveloped with extreme delicacy and subtlety.; "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense"
~ gentlemanlike, gentlemanlybefitting a man of good breeding.; "gentlemanly behavior"
~ ladylikebefitting a woman of good breeding.; "ladylike manners"
~ patricianbefitting a person of noble origin.; "a patrician nose"
~ overrefined, superfineexcessively delicate or refined.
~ well-bred, well-manneredof good upbringing.
adj. 2. processed, refinedfreed from impurities by processing.; "refined sugar"; "refined oil"; "to gild refined gold"
adj. 3. polished, refined, svelte, urbaneshowing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience.; "his polished manner"; "maintained an urbane tone in his letters"
~ sophisticatedhaving or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire.; "sophisticated young socialites"; "a sophisticated audience"; "a sophisticated lifestyle"; "a sophisticated book"
adj. 4. elegant, graceful, refinedsuggesting taste, ease, and wealth.
~ graciouscharacterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit.; "gracious even to unexpected visitors"; "gracious living"; "he bears insult with gracious good humor"
adj. 5. neat, refined, tastefulfree from what is tawdry or unbecoming.; "a neat style"; "a neat set of rules"; "she hated to have her neat plans upset"
~ elegantrefined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style.; "elegant handwriting"; "an elegant dark suit"; "she was elegant to her fingertips"; "small churches with elegant white spires"; "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid"