Fineness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the quality of being very good indeed

the property of being very narrow or thin

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈaɪnnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈaɪnnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈaɪnnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈaɪnnəs/.

Examples

the inn is distinguished by the fineness of its cuisine
he marvelled at the fineness of her hair
the fineness of the sand on the beach

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

choiceness powderiness daintiness delicacy thinness

Parts of Speech

noun	the quality of being very good indeed “the inn is distinguished by the fineness of its cuisine”
noun	the property of being very narrow or thin “he marvelled at the fineness of her hair”
noun	having a very fine texture “the fineness of the sand on the beach”
noun	the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance “the daintiness of her touch”

Word Forms

choice	adjective	of superior grade
fine	adjective	thin in thickness or diameter
thin	adjective	very narrow
powdery	adjective	consisting of fine particles
dainty	adjective	delicately beautiful

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Feinheit

Die Qualität ist in der Tat sehr gut

🇫🇷French

finesse

la qualité d'être vraiment très bonne

🇪🇸Spanish

finura

la cualidad de ser muy buena de verdad

🇮🇹Italian

finezza

la qualità di essere davvero molto buona

🇳🇱Dutch

fijnheid

de kwaliteit van inderdaad heel goed zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

finura

a qualidade de ser realmente muito bom

🇷🇺Russian

тонкость

качество действительно очень хорошее

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सुंदरता

वास्तव में बहुत अच्छी होने की गुणवत्ता

🇧🇩Bengali

সূক্ষ্মতা

সত্যিই খুব ভাল হচ্ছে গুণমান

🇮🇳Tamil

நுண்மை

உண்மையில் மிகவும் நன்றாக இருப்பதன் தரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

చక్కదనం

నిజానికి చాలా మంచి నాణ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

सूक्ष्मता

खरोखर खूप चांगली असण्याची गुणवत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

સુંદરતા

ખરેખર ખૂબ સારી હોવાની ગુણવત્તા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮತೆ

ನಿಜವಾಗಿಯೂ ಉತ್ತಮವಾಗಿರುವ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സൂക്ഷ്മത

തീർച്ചയായും വളരെ നല്ലതാണെന്ന ഗുണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁੰਦਰਤਾ

ਸੱਚਮੁੱਚ ਬਹੁਤ ਵਧੀਆ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

خوبصورتی

واقعی بہت اچھا ہونے کا معیار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

细度

品质确实非常好

🇯🇵Japanese

細かさ

確かに非常に良い品質

🇰🇷Korean

훌륭함

정말 좋은 품질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

độ mịn

chất lượng thực sự rất tốt

🇹🇭Thai

ความวิจิตร

คุณภาพของการเป็นคนดีมากอย่างแน่นอน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kehalusan

kualitasnya memang sangat bagus

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkapino

ang kalidad ng pagiging napakahusay talaga

🇲🇾Malay

kehalusan

kualiti menjadi sangat baik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صفاء

نوعية كونها جيدة جدا في الواقع

🇮🇷Persian

ظرافت

کیفیت خیلی خوب بودن واقعا

🇹🇷Turkish

incelik

gerçekten çok iyi olmanın kalitesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֲדִינוּת

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