adj

fine

FYN

adj

Of high quality; excellent.

"This restaurant serves some genuinely fine cooking."

"He collects fine wines from small vineyards."

Acceptable or satisfactory; not causing concern.

""How was the flight?" "It was fine, no delays.""

Made up of very small or thin parts.

"Sift the flour to remove any lumps and keep it fine."

"The tailor used a needle with a fine point."

Bright and dry, describing weather.

"It's a fine day for a walk along the coast."

noun

A sum of money that must be paid as a penalty for breaking a rule or law.

"He was given a fine for parking on a double yellow line."

verb

To punish someone by making them pay a sum of money.

"The company was fined for polluting the river."

How to Use Fine

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishDepending on context: excellent, acceptable, made of tiny parts, or a penalty payment.

Common mistake

Saying "I'm fine" often just means "I don't want to talk about it" rather than genuinely okay — context and tone matter.

Common pairings

fine print fine art pay a fine fine weather

Word Forms

finer comparative, more fine comparative, fined past tense, fined past tense, fined past tense, fines plural, fines plural, fines plural, fines plural, Fines plural, fines singular, fines singular, fines singular, finest superlative, most fine superlative

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Etymology

From Old French fin ("fine, exact"), probably tracing back to Latin finis, "an end or boundary" — the sense of a monetary fine comes from the idea of a payment that settles a matter and brings it to a close.

Synonyms

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Rhymes for fine

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