Fine definition

Fine as an adjective

1. being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

   "everything's fine"

   Same sense: all right, cool, ok, okay, hunky-dory

2. minutely precise especially in differences in meaning

   "a fine distinction"

3. thin in thickness or diameter

   "a fine film of oil"

4. characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment

   "fine wine"

5. of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles

   "wood with a fine grain"

6. free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity

   "gold 21 carats fine"

Fine as an adverb

7. an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence

   Same sense: all right, very well, alright

8. in a delicate manner

   "finely shaped features"

   Same sense: finely, delicately, exquisitely

Fine as a verb

9. record a fine as a penalty in a police record

   "I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street"

   Same sense: ticket

10. impose a fine on

    "he was fined for littering"

    Same sense: mulct

Fine as a noun

11. money extracted as a penalty

    Same sense: mulct, amercement

Synonyms and antonyms

• all right
• cool definition
• ok definition
• okay
• hunky-dory
• very well
• alright
• finely
• delicately
• exquisitely
• ticket
• mulct
• amercement

Opposite: coarse.

All synonyms of fine, sense by sense

How to say fine

Fine has 1 syllable and rhymes with line. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with fine

• line
• design
• sign
• mine
• nine
• wine
• decline
• define
• divine
• shine
• sunshine
• deadline

FINE in word games

Scrabble

7

Words With Friends

8

Anagrams

1

Is FINE a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check FINE in the word checker, or unscramble FINE to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.