fine
/ˈfaɪ̯n/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.23 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
adj
adj
adj
Example Sentences
- "The tree frog that they encountered was truly a fine specimen."
- "Only a really fine wine could fully complement Lucía's hand-made pasta."
- ""That's a fine young fellow," said the historiographer of earwigs, to an American who stood next him in the crowd."
- ""A fine man, that Dunwody, yonder," commented the young captain, as they parted, and as he turned to his prisoner. "We'll see him on in Washington some day. He is strengthening his forces now against Mr. Benton out there.[…].""
- "You're a fine one to talk about laziness."
- "Here's another fine mess you've gotten us into."
Etymology
From Middle English fin, fyn, from Old French fin (“fine, minute, exact”), of obscure origin, but probably derived from Latin fīnīre (“to finish”) or fīnis (“boundary, limit, end”), with an abstract sense of fine or thin also arising in many Romance languages (compare Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish fino). Doublet of fino.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈfaɪ̯n/
- British English: /ˈfaɪ̯n/
Usage
Inflected Forms
finer (comparative)
finest (superlative)
more fine (comparative)
most fine (superlative)
fines (plural)
fines (present, singular)
fining (participle, present)
fined (participle, past)
fined (past)