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Meanings of refinement in English

Portuguese
refinação
Catalan
refinació
Wikidata

The process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)

refinação
Wikidata

The quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste.

Portuguese
refinamento
Catalan
poliment

A highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality.

refinamento
Portuguese
matiz
Catalan
matís
Spanish
matiz

A subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude.

matiz
Usage of refinement in English
1
He was poor; but there was a refinement in his personal appearance.
Children of the Market Place
2
A refinement of phraseology had set in; and it served its purpose.
Great Fortunes from Railroads
3
It's Roman in feeling and Greek in the refinement of its ornamentation.
The City of Domes : a walk with an architect about the courts an...
4
Furthermore, refinement of digital meshes does not necessarily reduce local maximum errors.
Pubmed
5
Their proceedings all bore the hall-mark of natural refinement and good taste.
The Purse
6
Thus I was placed in the crucible for further refinement and regeneration.
Biography of a Slave, Being the Experiences of Rev. Charles Thom...
7
In woman, refinement of character is never found in vulgarity of dress.
The Parisians — Volume 11
8
Self-care behaviours did not predict HbA1c suggesting existing assessment tools need refinement.
Pubmed
9
All her refinement, baffled in the moral ways, concentrated upon the physical.
Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise
10
His personal appearance was of the utmost refinement and of irreproachable dignity.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 2, January, 1896
11
The paper has more refinement than that used in such American publications.
Walking-Stick Papers
12
The refinement and elegance of the Republican Prince seemed to irritate them.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
13
Option two: further refinement of our reactor technology to reduce waste particles.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
14
Grace and refinement shine out in every one of his great speeches.
The Glory of English Prose / Letters to My Grandson
15
There was in her soul a great love of refinement and order.
A Little Girl in Old Boston
16
The witticisms of our host were marked by the most exquisite refinement.
The Physiology of Marriage, Part 2
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Translations for refinement
Spanish
matiz
Refinement through the time
Refinement across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common
Ireland
Less common