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refinement
Overview of noun refinement
The noun refinement has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish -- (a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad)
2. (1) refinement, elaboration -- (the result of improving something; "he described a refinement of this technique")
3. refining, refinement, purification -- (the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.))
4. nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement -- (a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning")
5. refinement, civilization, civilisation -- (the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste; "a man of intellectual refinement"; "he is remembered for his generosity and civilization")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun refinement
5 senses of refinement
Sense 1
polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish
=> perfection, flawlessness, ne plus ultra
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
refinement, elaboration
=> improvement, betterment, advance
=> transformation, transmutation, shift
=> change, alteration, modification
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
refining, refinement, purification
=> processing
=> process, physical process
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement
=> meaning, significance, signification, import
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
refinement, civilization, civilisation
=> excellence
=> quality
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun refinement
1 of 5 senses of refinement
Sense 3
refining, refinement, purification
=> rectification
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun refinement
5 senses of refinement
Sense 1
polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish
=> perfection, flawlessness, ne plus ultra
Sense 2
refinement, elaboration
=> improvement, betterment, advance
Sense 3
refining, refinement, purification
=> processing
Sense 4
nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement
=> meaning, significance, signification, import
Sense 5
refinement, civilization, civilisation
=> excellence
Antonyms of noun refinement
Member Holonyms of noun refinement
Substance Holonyms of noun refinement
Part Holonyms of noun refinement
Member Meronyms of noun refinement
Substance Meronyms of noun refinement
Part Meronyms of noun refinement
Meronyms of noun refinement
Holonyms of noun refinement
Attributes of noun refinement
Derived Forms of noun refinement
4 of 5 senses of refinement
Sense 1
polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish
RELATED TO>(verb) refine#1
=> polish, refine, fine-tune, down
Sense 2
refinement, elaboration
RELATED TO>(verb) refine#1
=> polish, refine, fine-tune, down
Sense 3
refining, refinement, purification
RELATED TO>(verb) refine#3
=> refine
RELATED TO>(verb) refine#4
=> refine, rectify
Sense 4
nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement
RELATED TO>(verb) refine#6
=> refine
Domain of noun refinement
Domain Terms of noun refinement
Familiarity of noun refinement
refinement used as a noun is common (polysemy count =5)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun refinement
5 senses of refinement
Sense 1
polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish
> perfection, flawlessness, ne plus ultra
=> dream
=> polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish
=> fare-thee-well
=> intactness
Sense 2
refinement, elaboration
> improvement, betterment, advance
=> revival, resurgence, revitalization, revitalisation, revivification
=> refinement, elaboration
=> adjustment, accommodation, fitting
=> conservation, preservation
=> recovery
Sense 3
refining, refinement, purification
> processing
=> blowing
=> data processing
=> development, developing
=> refining, refinement, purification
=> vulcanization, vulcanisation
Sense 4
nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement
> meaning, significance, signification, import
=> lexical meaning
=> grammatical meaning
=> symbolization, symbolisation
=> sense, signified
=> intension, connotation
=> referent
=> effect, essence, burden, core, gist
=> intent, purport, spirit
=> moral, lesson
=> nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement
=> overtone
=> point
Sense 5
refinement, civilization, civilisation
> excellence
=> admirability, admirableness, wonderfulness
=> impressiveness, grandness, magnificence, richness
=> refinement, civilization, civilisation
Meronyms of noun refinement
5 senses of refinement
Holonyms of noun refinement
Grep of noun refinement
overrefinement
refinement
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