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Grammar : Adj
Spell : fahy-ner
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfaɪ nər

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Définition of finer

Origin :
  • late 13c., "pay as a ransom or penalty," from fine (n.). Inverted meaning "to punish by a fine" is from 1550s. Related: Fined; fining.
  • adj excellent, masterly
  • adj cloudless, sunny
  • adj dainty, delicate; sheer
  • adj discriminating, exact
Example sentences :
  • If he ever suspected any lack of finer fiber in Max, he put the thought away.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • Mary Fitton was finer than his portraits; we want her soul, and do not get it even in Cleopatra.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • The finer the instrument is to be, the more massive must be the foundation.
  • Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell
  • They were finer than any seen in the land, or ever heard of before.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
  • Aye, but Bellarmine is the genteeler, and the finer man; yes, that he must be allowed.
  • Extract from : « Joseph Andrews Vol. 1 » by Henry Fielding
  • It was of finer material than most of the "Egyptians," and the fashion was quaint and graceful.
  • Extract from : « The Green Satin Gown » by Laura E. Richards
  • But no man, take your finer mind with your very fine person, can deserve you.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • The finer feminine instinct of Abigail led her to interpose.
  • Extract from : « Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home » by Bayard Taylor
  • Had they been at once filled up, as is the case in France, they would be finer than ever.
  • Extract from : « With Manchesters in the East » by Gerald B. Hurst
  • In Christian art, it would be well to compare the feeling of the finer 7.
  • Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume II (of V) » by John Ruskin

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