refined
having or showing well-bred feeling, taste, etc.: refined people.
freed or free from coarseness, vulgarity, etc.: refined taste.
freed from impurities: refined sugar.
very subtle, precise, or exact: refined distinctions.
Origin of refined
1Other words for refined
1 | cultivated, polished, polite, courteous, civilized, courtly, genteel, elegant |
3 | clarified, distilled, purified |
Opposites for refined
Other words from refined
- re·fin·ed·ly [ri-fahy-nid-lee, -fahynd-], /rɪˈfaɪ nɪd li, -ˈfaɪnd-/, adverb
- re·fin·ed·ness, noun
- half-re·fined, adjective
- non·re·fined, adjective
- qua·si-re·fined, adjective
- sem·i·re·fined, adjective
- su·per·re·fined, adjective
- ul·tra·re·fined, adjective
- well-re·fined, adjective
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How to use refined in a sentence
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The wine is tender and smooth, with a balance of delicate freshness and refined elegance.
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To produce deliciously smooth drams of single malt, the region has refined the ancient art of distillation.
When It Comes to Great Whisky, The Size of Your Still Matters | | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn refined form, sugar (also known as sucrose) has been linked to everything from heart disease to diabetes.
From the refined attire at Lincoln Center to the avant-garde dress downtown, we spotted many of the big 2014 trends.
Where Simmons is jocular in a kind of clever fratboy way, Lund is more refined in his language and more robust in his indignation.
Forget the Wife Beating—Are You Ready for Some Football? | Steve Almond | September 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTStacks of refined (left) and crude (right) Tin ingots after smelting.
He was a patriot of the noblest and most extensive views, and justly celebrated as a man of learning, eloquent and refined.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellWhile the refined exquisite was giving his order, a jolly western drover had listened with opened mouth and protruding eyes.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousIn appearance he was tall and portly, and his bearing, carriage and presence were gentlemanly and refined.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowHe was a mild-mannered man, tall, rather pale, with refined features and a low-toned pleasant voice.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowOf refined tastes, including a penchant for blue china, being a thriving bachelor, he was able to gratify them.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph Tatlow
British Dictionary definitions for refined
/ (rɪˈfaɪnd) /
not coarse or vulgar; genteel, elegant, or polite
subtle; discriminating
freed from impurities; purified
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