| refinement | | |
| n. (state) | 1. cultivation, culture, finish, polish, refinement | a 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, perfection | the state of being without a flaw or defect. |
| n. (event) | 2. elaboration, refinement | the result of improving something.; "he described a refinement of this technique" |
| ~ betterment, improvement, advance | a change for the better; progress in development. |
| n. (process) | 3. purification, refinement, refining | the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.). |
| ~ processing | preparing 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, subtlety | a 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, significance | the 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, refinement | the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste.; "a man of intellectual refinement"; "he is remembered for his generosity and civilization" |
| ~ excellence | the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree. |
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