"fineness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: finenesses [plural]
Etymology: fine + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fine|ness}} fine + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fineness (countable and uncountable, plural finenesses)
  1. The quality or degree of being fine. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fineness-en-noun-kOvpdjbl
  2. The ratio, in a precious metal, of the primary metal to any additives or impurities. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (ratio in a precious metal): llei [masculine] (Catalan), ryzost [feminine] (Czech), titre [masculine] (French), aloi [masculine] (French), Feingehalt [masculine] (German), glaine [feminine] (Irish), míne [feminine] (Irish), próba [feminine] (Polish), lödighet [common-gender] (Swedish), coethder [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-fineness-en-noun-8Bi-yMLB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 79 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 37 60 3 Disambiguation of 'ratio in a precious metal': 6 91 3
  3. The ratio of length to width of a ship, aircraft or rocket Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (ratio of a vehicle's length to its width): élancement [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-fineness-en-noun-42TOxhxY Disambiguation of "ratio of a vehicle's length to its width": 7 19 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: overfineness

Inflected forms

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