"refinement" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɹəˈfaɪnmənt/, /ɹɪˈfaɪnmənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-refinement.wav Forms: refinements [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪnmənt Etymology: From refine + -ment. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|refine|ment}} refine + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} refinement (countable and uncountable, plural refinements)
  1. The act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material): пречистване (prečistvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), рафиниране (rafinirane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), rafinace [feminine] (Czech), zuivering (Dutch), jalostus (Finnish), puhdistus (Finnish), jalostaminen (Finnish), puhdistaminen (Finnish), refino [masculine] (Galician), Verbesserung [feminine] (German), Veredelung [feminine] (German), みやび (miyabi) (Japanese), прочистување (pročistuvanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), рафинирање (rafiniranje) [neuter] (Macedonian), refino [masculine] (Portuguese), rafinare [feminine] (Romanian), rafinaj [neuter] (Romanian), refinación [feminine] (Spanish), förfining [common-gender] (Swedish), arıtma (Turkish), arıtım (Turkish), düzeltme (Turkish), tasfiye (Turkish), temizleme (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-refinement-en-noun-Zef4GZXS Disambiguation of 'act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material': 98 2 0
  2. High-class style; cultivation. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (high-class style; cultivation): финес (fines) (Bulgarian), raffinement [neuter] (Danish), hienostuneisuus (Finnish), hienokäytöksisyys (Finnish), sivistyneisyys (Finnish), raffinement (French), Veredeln [neuter] (German), Veredelung [feminine] (German), kifinomultság (Hungarian), みやび (miyabi) (Japanese), urbānitās [feminine] (Latin), префинетост (prefinetost) [feminine] (Macedonian), ᡧᡠ (šu) (Manchu), طبیعت (tabiʼat) (Ottoman Turkish), elegancja [feminine] (Polish), refino [masculine] (Portuguese), refinamento [masculine] (Portuguese), fineza [feminine] (Portuguese), finura [feminine] (Portuguese), requinte [masculine] (Portuguese), finesse [feminine] (Portuguese), rafinament [neuter] (Romanian), finețe [feminine] (Romanian), delicatețe [feminine] (Romanian), refinamiento [masculine] (Spanish), förfining [common-gender] (Swedish), raffinemang [neuter] (Swedish), arıtma (Turkish), arıtım (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-refinement-en-noun-iRb6GbBv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Manchu translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 54 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 39 56 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 61 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 61 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 66 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 30 63 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 25 69 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 20 76 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 29 66 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 26 67 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 30 66 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 26 67 7 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 27 66 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 26 67 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 27 69 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 27 69 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 26 67 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Manchu translations: 23 70 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 21 71 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 28 67 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 25 69 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 26 67 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 25 72 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 24 70 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 24 70 6 Disambiguation of 'high-class style; cultivation': 0 99 0
  3. A fine or subtle distinction. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (fine or subtle distinction): raffinement [neuter] (Danish), verfijning (Dutch), истенченост (istenčenost) [feminine] (Macedonian), refino [masculine] (Portuguese), förfining [common-gender] (Swedish), raffinemang [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-refinement-en-noun-R0uC6aRL Disambiguation of 'fine or subtle distinction': 0 0 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gentility

Inflected forms

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      "word": "raffinement"
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      "sense": "high-class style; cultivation",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "elegancja"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "high-class style; cultivation",
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      "word": "refino"
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      "sense": "high-class style; cultivation",
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      "word": "refinamento"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "high-class style; cultivation",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "fineza"
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      "word": "finura"
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      "sense": "high-class style; cultivation",
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      "word": "requinte"
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      "sense": "high-class style; cultivation",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "finesse"
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      "code": "ro",
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      "sense": "high-class style; cultivation",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "rafinament"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "high-class style; cultivation",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "finețe"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "high-class style; cultivation",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "delicatețe"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "high-class style; cultivation",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "refinamiento"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "high-class style; cultivation",
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      "code": "tr",
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      "word": "arıtma"
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "high-class style; cultivation",
      "word": "arıtım"
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "fine or subtle distinction",
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      "sense": "fine or subtle distinction",
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "fine or subtle distinction",
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