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refined
adjective
1 refined
used of persons and their behavior Cultivated and genteel.
Roget 428:
colored
etc.
v.;
colorific†,
tingent†,
tinctorial†;
chromatic,
prismatic;
full-colored,
high-colored,
deep-colored;
doubly-dyed;
polychromatic;
chromatogenous†;
tingible†.
bright,
vivid,
intense,
deep;
fresh,
unfaded†;
rich,
gorgeous;
gay.
gaudy,
florid;
gay,
garish;
rainbow-colored,
multihued;
showy,
flaunting,
flashy;
raw,
crude;
glaring,
flaring;
discordant,
inharmonious.
mellow,
pastel,
harmonious,
pearly,
sweet,
delicate,
tender,
refined.
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2 refined
Freed from impurities by processing:
— Refined sugar.
— Refined oil.
— To gild refined gold.
synonym: processed.
3 refined
Showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience.
synonyms: polished, urbane.
Roget 852:
fashionable;
in fashion
etc.
n.;
a la mode,
comme il faut [Fr.];
admitted in society,
admissible in society
etc.
n.;
presentable;
conventional
etc.
(customary)
613;
genteel;
well-bred,
well mannered,
well behaved,
well spoken;
gentlemanlike†,
gentlemanly;
ladylike;
civil,
polite
etc.
(courteous)
894.
polished,
refined,
thoroughbred,
courtly;
distingue [Fr.];
unembarrassed,
degage [Fr.];
janty†,
jaunty;
dashing,
fast.
modish,
stylish,
chic,
trendy,
recherche;
newfangled
etc.
(unfamiliar)
83;
all the rage,
all the go†;
with it,
in,
faddish.
in court,
in full dress,
in evening dress;
en grande tenue [Fr.]
etc.
(ornament)
847.
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Roget 894:
courteous,
polite,
civil,
mannerly,
urbane;
well-behaved,
well-mannered,
well-bred,
well-brought up;
good-mannered,
polished,
civilized,
cultivated;
refined
etc.
(taste)
850;
gentlemanlike
etc.
(fashion)
852†;
gallant;
on one's good behavior.
fine spoken,
fair spoken,
soft-spoken;
honey-mouthed,
honey-tongued;
oily,
bland;
obliging,
conciliatory,
complaisant,
complacent;
obsequious
etc.
886.
ingratiating,
winning;
gentle,
mild;
good-humored,
cordial,
gracious,
affable,
familiar;
neighborly.
diplomatic,
tactful,
politic;
artful
etc.
702.
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Polish: światowy, wyrobiony, bywały, obyty
4 refined
Precise to a fine degree.
5 refined
Suggesting taste, ease, and wealth.
synonyms: elegant, graceful.
Roget 850:
in good taste,
cute,
tasteful,
tasty;
unaffected,
pure,
chaste,
classical,
attic;
cultivated,
refined;
dainty;
esthetic,
aesthetic,
artistic;
elegant
etc.
578;
euphemistic.
to one's taste,
to one's mind;
after one's fancy;
comme il faut [Fr.];
tire a quatre epingles [Fr.].
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Roget 845:
beautiful,
beauteous;
handsome;
gorgeous;
pretty;
lovely,
graceful,
elegant,
prepossessing;
attractive
etc.
(inviting)
615;
delicate,
dainty,
refined;
fair,
personable,
comely,
seemly;
bonny [Scot.];
good-looking;
well-favored,
well-made,
well-formed,
well-proportioned;
proper,
shapely;
symmetrical
etc.
(regular)
242;
harmonious
etc.
(color)
428;
sightly.
fit to be seen,
passable,
not amiss.
goodly,
dapper,
tight,
jimp†;
gimp;
janty†,
jaunty;
trig,
natty,
quaint,
trim,
tidy,
neat,
spruce,
smart,
tricksy†.
bright,
bright eyed;
rosy cheeked,
cherry cheeked;
rosy,
ruddy;
blooming,
in full bloom.
brilliant,
shining;
beamy†,
beaming;
sparkling,
splendid,
resplendent,
dazzling,
glowing;
glossy,
sleek.
rich,
superb,
magnificent,
grand,
fine,
sublime,
showy,
specious.
artistic,
artistical†;
aesthetic;
picturesque,
pictorial;
fait a peindre [Fr.];
well-composed,
well grouped,
well varied;
curious.
enchanting
etc.
(pleasure-giving)
829;
becoming
etc.
(accordant)
23;
ornamental
etc.
847.
undeformed,
undefaced,
unspotted;
spotless
etc.
(perfect)
650.
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