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Definition of fineness :
1. Freedom from foreign matter or alloy; clearness; purity; as, the fineness of liquor.
2. Keenness or sharpness; as, the fineness of a needle's point, or of the edge of a blade.
3. The proportion of pure silver or gold in jewelry, bullion, or coins.
4. The quality or condition of being fine.
Synonyms:
goody, airiness, slightness, daintiness, choiceness, treat, discreetness, tenuity, delicacy, diplomacy, dainty, kickshaw, good, fragility, superbness, sparseness, powderiness, superiority, discretion, finesse, spareness, sparsity
goodness (part of speech: noun)
goodness, niceness, benefit, worthiness, merit, excellence, benignity, splendidness, laudability, praiseworthiness
narrowness (part of speech: noun)
scrawniness, lankiness, slimness, skinniness, slenderness, thinness, leanness, narrowness, tightness
elegance (part of speech: noun)
cultivation, civility, elegance, decorousness, gracefulness, exquisiteness, stylishness, neatness, classicalism, culture, refinement, tastefulness, breeding, dignity, sophistication
pleasurableness (part of speech: noun)
delightfulness, sweetness, gaiety, enjoyment, pleasantness, charm, agreeableness, entertainment, cheerfulness, amusement, favorableness, bonniness, contentment, bliss, joyfulness, pleasurable, sunniness, brightness, jollity, enchantment, delectability
wispiness (part of speech: noun)
rarity, tenuousness, wispiness, subtlety, etherealness
texture (part of speech: noun)
grit, feel, smoothness, roughness, grain, fabric, texture, pile, tissue, touch, weave, web, granulation, nap, material, coarseness, surface
Usage examples:
- It is as if a new fineness of ear for all spiritual voices had sent wonder- working vibrations through the heavy mortal frame- as if " beauty born of murmuring sound" had passed into the face of the listener. - "Silas Marner The Weaver of Raveloe", George Eliot.
- They have varied considerably both in weight and fineness, and consequently in value, at different times and places. - "Weird Tales. Vol. I", E. T. A. Hoffmann.
- His linen, though not of a fineness in accordance with his stockings, was as white as the tops of the waves that broke upon the neighbouring beach, or the specks of sail that glinted in the sunlight far at sea. - "A Tale of Two Cities A Story of the French Revolution", Charles Dickens.