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Refinement

//ɹəˈfaɪnmənt//

Synonyms for "refinement" (290 found)

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General use (274)

Adj, adv, intj, name, noun, verb(1 words)

right

Name, noun, verb(2 words)

spirit grace

Noun(182 words)

shade finish delicacy simplicity restraint development separation elevation polish subtlety concentration abstraction discrimination severity culture distinction plainness softness dignity deduction

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appreciation elegance propriety extraction fluency improvement cultivation sensibility distillation particularity sensitivity clarity gentleness infusion fidelity naturalness nicety sophistication elaboration directness diplomacy perspicuity nuance rigidity erosion strictness lucidity civility percolation abrasion elixir discernment daintiness enhancement judiciousness purification evolution education subtraction betterment embellishment ablation savoir-faire smoothness niceness clarification civilization rightness punctuality meticulousness accuracy fineness maturation correctness sublimation disentanglement tactfulness appropriateness neatness politeness graciousness differentia faithfulness distillate simplification clearness decoction gentility comeliness seemliness Atticism refining courtliness exactness acculturation absoluteness minutia scrupulousness filtration fussiness straightforwardness urbanity gracefulness gracility fittingness felicitousness exquisiteness classicism unaffectedness rigorousness fuzziness limpidity lixiviation socialization circumstantiality pellucidity rigidness minuteness criticality tastefulness fastidiousness literalism terseness criticalness scrupulosity preciseness pubescence politesse peach fuzz conscientiousness precisianism chasteness subduction suavity exactitude fluffiness elution classicalism downiness punctiliousness elegancy edulcoration civilisation appreciativeness destructive distillation genteelness connoisseurship acquired taste elutriation literalness faultlessness exactingness silkiness textualism flawlessness filminess literality velvetiness selectiveness graciosity discriminativeness spiritualization satininess choiceness beautification gentlemanliness particularness civilizedness sublation enculturation finickiness finicalness suaveness colature finicality finickingness disinvolvement essentialization ladylikeness gentlemanlikeness point of difference delicateness

Noun, verb(27 words)

flow charm detail sense extract margin culture perfection straining seasoning nuance screening quintessence palate cleaning sifting stripping ripening refining purifying

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leaching filtering bettering bolting winnowing streamlining sieving

Adj, noun, verb(9 words)

taste feeling polish concentrate courtesy cleansing narrowing riddling clarifying

Name, noun(7 words)

essence purity felicity enlightenment excellence chastity civilization

Adj, noun(5 words)

quality differential nicety precision hairline

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discriminating taste fine palate making distinctions niceness of distinction refined discrimination fine-grainedness fine point delicate distinction particle of difference wide margin good breeding

Verb(5 words)

taking away unscrambling unsnarling uncluttering stripping down

Informal (16)

Adj, adv, name, noun, prep, verb, slang(1 words)

down

Noun, verb, slang(7 words)

style ease finish fluff finesse tact fuzz

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

class breeding

Adj, adv, noun, pron, verb, slang(1 words)

feel

Noun, slang(1 words)

removal

Name, noun, slang(1 words)

rigor

Adj, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

velvet satin

Name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

silk

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