Hypertext Webster Gateway: "fineness"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fineness \Fine"ness\, n. [From {Fine}, a.]
1. The quality or condition of being fine.
2. Freedom from foreign matter or alloy; clearness; purity;
as, the fineness of liquor.
The fineness of the gold, and chargeful fashion.
--Shak.
3. The proportion of pure silver or gold in jewelry, bullion,
or coins.
Note: The fineness of United States coin is nine tenths, that
of English gold coin is eleven twelfths, and that of
English silver coin is ?.
4. Keenness or sharpness; as, the fineness of a needle's
point, or of the edge of a blade.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
fineness
n 1: the quality of being very good indeed; "the inn is
distinguished by the fineness of its cuisine" [syn: {choiceness}]
2: the property of being very narrow or thin; "he marvelled at
the fineness of her hair" [syn: {thinness}]
3: having a very fine texture; "the fineness of the sand on the
beach" [syn: {powderiness}]
4: the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance;
"the daintiness of her touch"; "the fineness of her
features" [syn: {daintiness}, {delicacy}]
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