refined

English Online Dictionary. What means refined‎? What does refined mean?

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹiːfaɪnd/

Verb

refined

1. simple past and past participle of refine

Adjective

refined (comparative more refined, superlative most refined)

1. Precise, freed from imprecision, particularly:
   1. (of people, obsolete) Sagacious, sometimes (derogatory) oversubtle or feigning sagacity.
   2. (of thought) Subtle, scrupulous, carefully thought out.

   3. (of processes) Developed, improved.

2. Cultured, freed from vulgarity, particularly:
   1. (of language) Elevated and polished.

   2. (of people) Elegant, sometimes (derogatory) affected, prissy, or bloodless.
3. Purified, reduced in or freed from impurities, particularly:
   1. (of products) Highly-processed and pure.

   2. (of metal) Free of dross or alloy.

   3. (of people, obsolete) Morally pure.
4. (of a market) Dealing in a refined product such as sugar or petroleum.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

refined (plural refineds)

1. (finance) The refined form of a commodity, as opposed to its raw or generic form.

Anagrams

• definer, e-friend, enfired, fendier