refinement

English Thesaurus

1. the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	excellence,
definition	:	the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree (noun.attribute)

2. a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	import, meaning, significance, signification,
definition	:	the message that is intended or expressed or signified (noun.communication)

3. the result of improving something (noun.event)

hypernym	:	advance, betterment, improvement,
definition	:	a change for the better; progress in development (noun.event)

4. the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) (noun.process)

hypernym	:	processing,
definition	:	preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure (noun.process)

hyponym	:	rectification,
definition	:	(chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation (noun.process)

5. a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality (noun.state)

hypernym	:	flawlessness, ne plus ultra, perfection,
definition	:	the state of being without a flaw or defect (noun.state)

6. the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	civilise, civilize, cultivate, educate, school, train,
definition	:	teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment (verb.social)

7. a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude (noun.communication)

derivation	:	refine,
definition	:	make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of (verb.change)

8. the result of improving something (noun.event)

derivation	:	complicate, elaborate, rarify, refine,
definition	:	make more complex, intricate, or richer (verb.change)

derivation	:	down, fine-tune, polish, refine,
definition	:	improve or perfect by pruning or polishing (verb.change)

9. the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) (noun.process)

derivation	:	rectify, refine,
definition	:	reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities (verb.change)

derivation	:	refine,
definition	:	treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition (verb.change)

derivation	:	distill, make pure, purify, sublimate,
definition	:	remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation (verb.change)

10. a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality (noun.state)

derivation	:	brush up, polish, polish up, round, round off,
definition	:	bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state (verb.change)

derivation	:	down, fine-tune, polish, refine,
definition	:	improve or perfect by pruning or polishing (verb.change)

derivation	:	civilise, civilize, cultivate, educate, school, train,
definition	:	teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment (verb.social)

11. the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	civilise, civilize, cultivate, educate, school, train,
definition	:	teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment (verb.social)

12. a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude (noun.communication)

derivation	:	refine,
definition	:	make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of (verb.change)

13. the result of improving something (noun.event)

derivation	:	complicate, elaborate, rarify, refine,
definition	:	make more complex, intricate, or richer (verb.change)

derivation	:	down, fine-tune, polish, refine,
definition	:	improve or perfect by pruning or polishing (verb.change)

14. the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) (noun.process)

derivation	:	rectify, refine,
definition	:	reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities (verb.change)

derivation	:	refine,
definition	:	treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition (verb.change)

derivation	:	distill, make pure, purify, sublimate,
definition	:	remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation (verb.change)

15. a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality (noun.state)

derivation	:	brush up, polish, polish up, round, round off,
definition	:	bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state (verb.change)

derivation	:	down, fine-tune, polish, refine,
definition	:	improve or perfect by pruning or polishing (verb.change)

derivation	:	civilise, civilize, cultivate, educate, school, train,
definition	:	teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment (verb.social)