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adv
- in a delicate manner
- an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence
- (pool, billiards) In a manner so that the driven ball strikes the object ball so far to one side as to be barely deflected, the object ball being driven to one side.
- Well, nicely, in a positive, agreeable way.
adj
- Subtle, delicately balanced or discriminated.
- free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity
- thin in thickness or diameter
- of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles
- being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
- characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment
- minutely precise especially in differences in meaning
- Consisting of especially minute particulates; made up of particularly small pieces.
- Of superior quality.
- Made of slender or thin filaments.
- Delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; dexterous.
- (ironic) Impressively bad, inappropriate, or unsatisfactory.
- An answer often used to cover an unnecessary explanation, rather to avoid conflict or an argument. Saying "I'm fine" can be used to avoid inquiry when the speaker is not really okay.
- (cricket) Behind the batsman and at a small angle to the line between the wickets.
- (of weather) Sunny and not raining.
- Particularly slender; especially thin, narrow, or of small girth.
- (informal) Being acceptable, adequate, passable, or satisfactory.
- Having a (specified) proportion of pure metal in its composition.
- Of a particular grade of quality, usually between very good and very fine, and below mint.
- (informal) Good-looking, attractive.
noun
- money extracted as a penalty
- (feudal law) A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal.
- (usually in the plural) Something that is fine; fine particles.
- Fine champagne; French brandy.
- (Cambridge University slang) A drink that must be taken during a meal or as part of a drinking game, following an announcement that anyone who has done some (usually outrageous) deed is to be fined; similar to I have never; commonly associated with swaps; very similar to a sconce at Oxford University, though a fine is the penalty itself rather than the act of issuing it.
- (music) The location in a musical score that indicates the end of the piece, particularly when the piece ends somewhere in the middle of the score due to a section of the music being repeated.
- (UK, law) A sum of money or price paid for obtaining a benefit, favor, or privilege, as for admission to a copyhold, or for obtaining or renewing a lease.
- A fee levied as punishment for breaking the law.
- (music) The end of a musical composition.
verb
- impose a fine on
- record a fine as a penalty in a police record
- (intransitive) To pay a fine.
- (intransitive) To become finer, purer, or cleaner.
- (transitive) To make finer, purer, or cleaner; to purify or clarify.
- To change by fine gradations.
- (transitive) To issue a fine as punishment to (someone).
- To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.
- (transitive) To clarify (wine and beer) by filtration.
intj
noun
- the act of making something more noticeable than usual
- extravagant exaggeration
- making to seem more important than it really is
- The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement.
- A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.
- The act of heaping or piling up.
noun
noun
- A subtle allusion.
- (chiefly British, slang) Synonym of periwinkle (“type of mollusk”).
- A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks.
- A brief time; an instant.
- An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking.
- (tiddlywinks) Synonym of tiddlywink (“small disc used in the game of tiddlywinks”).
- The smallest possible amount.
- closing one eye quickly as a signal
- a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
verb
- (intransitive) To close one's eyes.
- (intransitive) To gleam fitfully or intermittently; to twinkle; to flicker.
- (intransitive) To close one's eyes quickly and involuntarily; to blink.
- (transitive, intransitive) To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy. (When transitive, the object may be the eye being winked, or the message being conveyed.)
- (intransitive) Usually followed by at: to look the other way, to turn a blind eye.
- gleam or glow intermittently
- keep back by blinking
- signal by winking
- briefly shut the eyes
adj
- having a metaphorically delicate touch
- Thieving, larcenous.
- (nautical or military) Not having a full complement of workers.
- Light-hearted; fun and witty or easygoing.
- Delicate and skilled; nimble and dextrous
- Gentle; benign and with minimal intervention.
- Sparing; applying only slight pressure or minimal amounts.
- (food) Fresh and light-tasting, not rich, heavy, or highly seasoned.
- Flippant; lacking seriousness.
adv
adj
- Giving only a slight impression; elusive, indistinct; also, skilfully restrained or understated.
- Acting (especially causing harm) in a stealthy, often gradual, manner; insidious.
- Of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; nice; also (generally), difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious.
- Of a person: sensitive to the feelings of others; discreet, tactful.
- Of an artist, a musician, etc.: having a light touch; sensitive.
- (historical) Of a substance, especially a gas or liquid: of low density or thin consistency; rarefied, tenuous; hence, tending to spread everywhere due to this quality.
- Of a person, their intellect or mind, etc.: discerning, perceptive, shrewd, wise.
- Of an action or movement: very delicate or slight, and thus barely noticeable; not obvious; inconspicuous, unintrusive.
- difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
- working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
- able to make fine distinctions
verb
noun
adj
noun
verb
noun
- The quality of being delicate.
- Fineness or elegance of construction or appearance.
- Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement.
- Tact and propriety; the need for such tact.
- Refinement in taste or discrimination.
- Frailty of health or fitness.
- refined taste; tact
- the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
- lack of physical strength
- lightness in movement or manner
- something considered choice to eat
- slenderness
- subtly skillful handling of a situation
adj
- Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle.
- Respectable; virtuous.
- (with and, chiefly informal) Shows that the given adjective is desirable, or acts as a mild intensifier; pleasantly, quite.
- (chiefly informal) Pleasant, satisfactory.
- (chiefly informal) Showing refinement or delicacy, proper, seemly
- (chiefly informal) Of a person: friendly, attractive.
- (chiefly informal) Giving a favorable review or having a favorable impression.
- exhibiting courtesy and politeness
- done with delicacy and skill
- pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
- excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
- socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
adv
intj
noun
verb
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To breathe heavily through the nose while it is congested with nasal mucus.
- (derogatory, transitive) To say (something) while sniffling or crying.
- (derogatory, intransitive) To cry while sniffling; to whine or complain while crying.
- snuff up mucus through the nose
- cry or whine with snuffling
- talk in a tearful manner
noun
- The quality of being done in a clever way that is not obvious or not direct; the quality of being carefully thought out. (of things)
- (countable, historical) An ornate medieval illusion dish or table decoration, especially when made from one thing but crafted to look like another.
- The quality of being able to achieve one's aims through clever, delicate or indirect methods. (of people)
- The quality of being able to notice or understand things that are not obvious. (of people)
- The quality of being scarcely noticeable or difficult to discern. (of things)
- (countable) An instance of being subtle, a subtle thing, especially a subtle argument or distinction.
- a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
- the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze
verb
- make more subtle or refined
- remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
- direct energy or urges into useful activities
- vaporize and then condense right back again
- change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
- (chemistry) Of a substance: to change from a solid into a gas without passing through the liquid state, with or without being heated.
- (figurative) Synonym of sublime (“to become higher in quality or status; to improve”).
- (figurative) To raise something to a state of excellence; to improve.
- (also figurative) To raise (someone) to a high office or status; to dignify, to elevate, to exalt.
- (figurative, psychoanalysis) To modify (the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct) in a socially acceptable manner; to divert the energy of (such an instinct) into some acceptable activity.
- (chiefly passive voice) To change (a substance) from a gas into a solid through sublimation.
- (figurative, psychoanalysis) To modify the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct in a socially acceptable manner; to divert the energy of such an instinct into some acceptable activity.
- (figurative) To refine (something) until it disappears or loses all meaning.
- (chemistry) Of a substance: to change from a gas into a solid without passing through the liquid state.
- (generally) To change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently.
adj
noun
noun
- The act or process of making diminutive.
- (music) a compositional technique where the composer shortens the melody by shortening its note values.
- A lessening, decrease or reduction.
- the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)
- change toward something smaller or lower
- the act of decreasing or reducing something
noun
- An act of figuring out or becoming aware.
- The act of making real.
- The result of an artistic effort.
- The manner in which a phoneme is pronounced.
- coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
- making real or giving the appearance of reality
- the completion or enrichment of a piece of music left sparsely notated by a composer
- something that is made real or concrete
- a sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained
- a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer
noun
- the act of making something more noticeable than usual
- extravagant exaggeration
- making to seem more important than it really is
- The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement.
- A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.
- The act of heaping or piling up.
noun
noun
- A subtle allusion.
- (chiefly British, slang) Synonym of periwinkle (“type of mollusk”).
- A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks.
- A brief time; an instant.
- An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking.
- (tiddlywinks) Synonym of tiddlywink (“small disc used in the game of tiddlywinks”).
- The smallest possible amount.
- closing one eye quickly as a signal
- a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
verb
- (intransitive) To close one's eyes.
- (intransitive) To gleam fitfully or intermittently; to twinkle; to flicker.
- (intransitive) To close one's eyes quickly and involuntarily; to blink.
- (transitive, intransitive) To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy. (When transitive, the object may be the eye being winked, or the message being conveyed.)
- (intransitive) Usually followed by at: to look the other way, to turn a blind eye.
- gleam or glow intermittently
- keep back by blinking
- signal by winking
- briefly shut the eyes
noun
- The quality of being delicate.
- Fineness or elegance of construction or appearance.
- Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement.
- Tact and propriety; the need for such tact.
- Refinement in taste or discrimination.
- Frailty of health or fitness.
- refined taste; tact
- the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
- lack of physical strength
- lightness in movement or manner
- something considered choice to eat
- slenderness
- subtly skillful handling of a situation
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To breathe heavily through the nose while it is congested with nasal mucus.
- (derogatory, transitive) To say (something) while sniffling or crying.
- (derogatory, intransitive) To cry while sniffling; to whine or complain while crying.
- snuff up mucus through the nose
- cry or whine with snuffling
- talk in a tearful manner
noun
- The quality of being done in a clever way that is not obvious or not direct; the quality of being carefully thought out. (of things)
- (countable, historical) An ornate medieval illusion dish or table decoration, especially when made from one thing but crafted to look like another.
- The quality of being able to achieve one's aims through clever, delicate or indirect methods. (of people)
- The quality of being able to notice or understand things that are not obvious. (of people)
- The quality of being scarcely noticeable or difficult to discern. (of things)
- (countable) An instance of being subtle, a subtle thing, especially a subtle argument or distinction.
- a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
- the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze
noun
- The act or process of making diminutive.
- (music) a compositional technique where the composer shortens the melody by shortening its note values.
- A lessening, decrease or reduction.
- the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)
- change toward something smaller or lower
- the act of decreasing or reducing something
noun
- An act of figuring out or becoming aware.
- The act of making real.
- The result of an artistic effort.
- The manner in which a phoneme is pronounced.
- coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
- making real or giving the appearance of reality
- the completion or enrichment of a piece of music left sparsely notated by a composer
- something that is made real or concrete
- a sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained
- a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer
adj
- Giving only a slight impression; elusive, indistinct; also, skilfully restrained or understated.
- Acting (especially causing harm) in a stealthy, often gradual, manner; insidious.
- Of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; nice; also (generally), difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious.
- Of a person: sensitive to the feelings of others; discreet, tactful.
- Of an artist, a musician, etc.: having a light touch; sensitive.
- (historical) Of a substance, especially a gas or liquid: of low density or thin consistency; rarefied, tenuous; hence, tending to spread everywhere due to this quality.
- Of a person, their intellect or mind, etc.: discerning, perceptive, shrewd, wise.
- Of an action or movement: very delicate or slight, and thus barely noticeable; not obvious; inconspicuous, unintrusive.
- difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
- working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
- able to make fine distinctions
verb
noun
verb
- make more subtle or refined
- remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
- direct energy or urges into useful activities
- vaporize and then condense right back again
- change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
- (chemistry) Of a substance: to change from a solid into a gas without passing through the liquid state, with or without being heated.
- (figurative) Synonym of sublime (“to become higher in quality or status; to improve”).
- (figurative) To raise something to a state of excellence; to improve.
- (also figurative) To raise (someone) to a high office or status; to dignify, to elevate, to exalt.
- (figurative, psychoanalysis) To modify (the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct) in a socially acceptable manner; to divert the energy of (such an instinct) into some acceptable activity.
- (chiefly passive voice) To change (a substance) from a gas into a solid through sublimation.
- (figurative, psychoanalysis) To modify the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct in a socially acceptable manner; to divert the energy of such an instinct into some acceptable activity.
- (figurative) To refine (something) until it disappears or loses all meaning.
- (chemistry) Of a substance: to change from a gas into a solid without passing through the liquid state.
- (generally) To change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently.
adj
noun
adv
- in a delicate manner
- an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence
- (pool, billiards) In a manner so that the driven ball strikes the object ball so far to one side as to be barely deflected, the object ball being driven to one side.
- Well, nicely, in a positive, agreeable way.
adj
- Subtle, delicately balanced or discriminated.
- free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity
- thin in thickness or diameter
- of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles
- being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
- characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment
- minutely precise especially in differences in meaning
- Consisting of especially minute particulates; made up of particularly small pieces.
- Of superior quality.
- Made of slender or thin filaments.
- Delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; dexterous.
- (ironic) Impressively bad, inappropriate, or unsatisfactory.
- An answer often used to cover an unnecessary explanation, rather to avoid conflict or an argument. Saying "I'm fine" can be used to avoid inquiry when the speaker is not really okay.
- (cricket) Behind the batsman and at a small angle to the line between the wickets.
- (of weather) Sunny and not raining.
- Particularly slender; especially thin, narrow, or of small girth.
- (informal) Being acceptable, adequate, passable, or satisfactory.
- Having a (specified) proportion of pure metal in its composition.
- Of a particular grade of quality, usually between very good and very fine, and below mint.
- (informal) Good-looking, attractive.
noun
- money extracted as a penalty
- (feudal law) A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal.
- (usually in the plural) Something that is fine; fine particles.
- Fine champagne; French brandy.
- (Cambridge University slang) A drink that must be taken during a meal or as part of a drinking game, following an announcement that anyone who has done some (usually outrageous) deed is to be fined; similar to I have never; commonly associated with swaps; very similar to a sconce at Oxford University, though a fine is the penalty itself rather than the act of issuing it.
- (music) The location in a musical score that indicates the end of the piece, particularly when the piece ends somewhere in the middle of the score due to a section of the music being repeated.
- (UK, law) A sum of money or price paid for obtaining a benefit, favor, or privilege, as for admission to a copyhold, or for obtaining or renewing a lease.
- A fee levied as punishment for breaking the law.
- (music) The end of a musical composition.
verb
- impose a fine on
- record a fine as a penalty in a police record
- (intransitive) To pay a fine.
- (intransitive) To become finer, purer, or cleaner.
- (transitive) To make finer, purer, or cleaner; to purify or clarify.
- To change by fine gradations.
- (transitive) To issue a fine as punishment to (someone).
- To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.
- (transitive) To clarify (wine and beer) by filtration.
intj
adj
- having a metaphorically delicate touch
- Thieving, larcenous.
- (nautical or military) Not having a full complement of workers.
- Light-hearted; fun and witty or easygoing.
- Delicate and skilled; nimble and dextrous
- Gentle; benign and with minimal intervention.
- Sparing; applying only slight pressure or minimal amounts.
- (food) Fresh and light-tasting, not rich, heavy, or highly seasoned.
- Flippant; lacking seriousness.
adv
adj
- Giving only a slight impression; elusive, indistinct; also, skilfully restrained or understated.
- Acting (especially causing harm) in a stealthy, often gradual, manner; insidious.
- Of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; nice; also (generally), difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious.
- Of a person: sensitive to the feelings of others; discreet, tactful.
- Of an artist, a musician, etc.: having a light touch; sensitive.
- (historical) Of a substance, especially a gas or liquid: of low density or thin consistency; rarefied, tenuous; hence, tending to spread everywhere due to this quality.
- Of a person, their intellect or mind, etc.: discerning, perceptive, shrewd, wise.
- Of an action or movement: very delicate or slight, and thus barely noticeable; not obvious; inconspicuous, unintrusive.
- difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
- working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
- able to make fine distinctions
verb
noun
adj
noun
verb
adv
- in a delicate manner
- an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence
- (pool, billiards) In a manner so that the driven ball strikes the object ball so far to one side as to be barely deflected, the object ball being driven to one side.
- Well, nicely, in a positive, agreeable way.
adj
- Subtle, delicately balanced or discriminated.
- free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity
- thin in thickness or diameter
- of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles
- being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
- characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment
- minutely precise especially in differences in meaning
- Consisting of especially minute particulates; made up of particularly small pieces.
- Of superior quality.
- Made of slender or thin filaments.
- Delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; dexterous.
- (ironic) Impressively bad, inappropriate, or unsatisfactory.
- An answer often used to cover an unnecessary explanation, rather to avoid conflict or an argument. Saying "I'm fine" can be used to avoid inquiry when the speaker is not really okay.
- (cricket) Behind the batsman and at a small angle to the line between the wickets.
- (of weather) Sunny and not raining.
- Particularly slender; especially thin, narrow, or of small girth.
- (informal) Being acceptable, adequate, passable, or satisfactory.
- Having a (specified) proportion of pure metal in its composition.
- Of a particular grade of quality, usually between very good and very fine, and below mint.
- (informal) Good-looking, attractive.
noun
- money extracted as a penalty
- (feudal law) A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal.
- (usually in the plural) Something that is fine; fine particles.
- Fine champagne; French brandy.
- (Cambridge University slang) A drink that must be taken during a meal or as part of a drinking game, following an announcement that anyone who has done some (usually outrageous) deed is to be fined; similar to I have never; commonly associated with swaps; very similar to a sconce at Oxford University, though a fine is the penalty itself rather than the act of issuing it.
- (music) The location in a musical score that indicates the end of the piece, particularly when the piece ends somewhere in the middle of the score due to a section of the music being repeated.
- (UK, law) A sum of money or price paid for obtaining a benefit, favor, or privilege, as for admission to a copyhold, or for obtaining or renewing a lease.
- A fee levied as punishment for breaking the law.
- (music) The end of a musical composition.
verb
- impose a fine on
- record a fine as a penalty in a police record
- (intransitive) To pay a fine.
- (intransitive) To become finer, purer, or cleaner.
- (transitive) To make finer, purer, or cleaner; to purify or clarify.
- To change by fine gradations.
- (transitive) To issue a fine as punishment to (someone).
- To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.
- (transitive) To clarify (wine and beer) by filtration.
intj
adj
- Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle.
- Respectable; virtuous.
- (with and, chiefly informal) Shows that the given adjective is desirable, or acts as a mild intensifier; pleasantly, quite.
- (chiefly informal) Pleasant, satisfactory.
- (chiefly informal) Showing refinement or delicacy, proper, seemly
- (chiefly informal) Of a person: friendly, attractive.
- (chiefly informal) Giving a favorable review or having a favorable impression.
- exhibiting courtesy and politeness
- done with delicacy and skill
- pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
- excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
- socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous