fine (
http://definr.com/fine)
adj 1: superior to the average; "in fine spirits"; "a fine
student"; "made good grades"; "morale was good"; "had
good weather for the parade" [syn:
good]
2: (informal) being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition;
"an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but
are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's
fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been
fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine" [syn: {all
right(p)},
all-right(a),
ok,
o.k.,
okay,
hunky-dory]
3: minutely precise especially in differences in meaning; "a
fine distinction"
4: of texture; being small-grained or smooth to the touch or
having fine particles; "wood with a fine grain"; "fine
powdery snow"; "fine rain"; "batiste is a cotton fabric
with a fine weave"; "covered with a fine film of dust"
[ant:
coarse]
5: being in good health; "he's feeling all right again"; "I'm
fine, how are you?" [syn:
all right]
6: thin in thickness or diameter; "a fine film of oil"; "fine
hairs"; "read the fine print"
7: characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment;
"fine wine"; "looking fine in her Easter suit"; "a fine
gentleman"; "fine china and crystal"; "a fine violinist";
"the fine hand of a master"
8: (metallurgy); free or impurities; having a high or specified
degree of purity; "gold 21 carats fine" [syn:
f.]
9: (of weather) pleasant; not raining, perhaps with the sun
shining; "a fine summer evening"
n : money extracted as a penalty [syn:
mulct,
amercement]
adv 1: sentence-initial expression of agreement [syn:
very well,
alright,
all right,
OK]
2: in a delicate manner; "finely shaped features"; "her fine
drawn body" [syn:
finely,
delicately,
exquisitely]
3: in a superior and skilled manner; "the soldiers were
fighting finely" [syn:
finely]
v 1: impose a fine on [syn:
mulct]
2: issue a ticket or a fine to; "I was fined for parking on the
wrong side of the street"; "Move your car or else you will
be ticketed!" [syn:
ticket]