superfine
English
adj
Definitions
- Extremely subtle or refined; extremely sensitive to slight impressions or perceptions.
- Extremely refined or sophisticated; very elegant.
- Having an especially fine size or texture; made of very small particles or threads.
- Of a very high or pure grade or quality.
- Very good, excellent.
Etymology
Affix from English fine (pay a penalty).
Origin
English
fine
Gloss
pay a penalty
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- finable English
- fine English
- fine-grained English
- fineable English
- finedraw English
- finedrawn English
- fineish English
- fineless English
- finely English
- fineness English
- finesome English
- finespun English
- finify English
- hyperfine English
- microfine English
- overfine English
- post-fine English
- refine English
- superfinely English
- superfineness English
- ultrafine English
- unfine English
- fin Middle English
- faini Swahili
- faen Bislama