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View synonyms for finespun

finespun

or fine-spun

[ fahyn-spuhn ]

adjective

  1. spun spin or drawn out to a fine thread.
  2. highly or excessively refined or subtle.


finespun

/ ˈfaɪnˈspʌn /

adjective

  1. spun or drawn out to a fine thread
  2. excessively subtle or refined; not practical
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of finespun1

First recorded in 1640–50; fine 1 + spun
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Example Sentences

Marquis Conrade, thy wit begins to halt; I will trust thy finespun measures no longer, but will try my own.

It was the tint of the copper beech, thick, finespun, with intermittent twists that gave it a wavy effect.

Mr. Finespun was the gentleman whose retirement from the ministry the Duke of St. Bungay had now announced.

All his finespun hopes had been ruthlessly rent by the hand of reality.

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