Fineness

Fineness
Fineness Fine"ness, n. [From {Fine}, a.] 1. The quality or condition of being fine. [1913 Webster]

2. Freedom from foreign matter or alloy; clearness; purity; as, the fineness of liquor. [1913 Webster]

The fineness of the gold, and chargeful fashion. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. The proportion of pure silver or gold in jewelry, bullion, or coins. [1913 Webster]

Note: The fineness of United States coin is nine tenths, that of English gold coin is eleven twelfths, and that of English silver coin is [frac925x1000]. [1913 Webster]

4. Keenness or sharpness; as, the fineness of a needle's point, or of the edge of a blade. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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