Fine meaning

What does “fine” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“fine” is a noun, verb, adjective and adverb with 10 meanings. Its most common meaning is: money extracted as a penalty.

fine

issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty
“I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street”
“Move your car or else you will be ticketed!”
Synonymsticket

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
“an all-right movie”
“the passengers were shaken up but are all right”
Synonymsall right o.k.ok okay hunky-dory cool
minutely precise especially in differences in meaning
“a fine distinction”
thin in thickness or diameter
“a fine film of oil”
“fine hairs”
characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment
“fine wine”
“looking fine in her Easter suit”
of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles
“wood with a fine grain”
“fine powdery snow”
Oppositescoarse
free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity
“gold 21 carats fine”

an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence
Synonymsvery well alright all right OK
in a delicate manner
“finely shaped features”
“her fine drawn body”
Synonymsfinely delicately exquisitely

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University