There is nothing like dancing after all. I consider it as one of the first refinements of polished society.
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Refinements
Synonyms for "refinements" (291 found)
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nuancepolishrefiningablationabrasionabsolutenessabstractionacculturationaccuracyacquired tasteappreciationappreciation of differencesappreciation of excellenceappreciativenessappropriatenessartistic judgmentattention to detailattention to factatticismbeautification
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betteringbettermentboltingbreedingcare for truthcharmchastenesschastitychoicenesscircumstantialitycivilitycivilizationcivilized tastecivilizednessclarificationclarifyingclarityclassclassicalismclassicismcleaningcleansingclearnesscolaturecomelinessconcentrateconcentrationconnoisseurshipconscientiousnesscorrectnesscourtesycourtlinesscritical nicenesscriticalitycriticalnesscultivated tastecultivation
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culturedaintinessdecoctiondeductiondelicacydelicate distinctiondelicatenessdestructive distillationdetaildevelopmentdifferentiadifferentialdignitydiplomacydirectnessdiscernmentdiscriminating tastediscriminatingnessdiscriminationdiscriminativeness
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disentanglementdisinvolvementdistillatedistillationdistinctiondowndowninesseaseeducationedulcorationelaborationeleganceelegancyelevationelixirelutionelutriationembellishmentenculturationenhancementenlightenmenterosionessenceessentializationevolutionexactingnessexactitudeexactnessexcellenceexquisitenessextractextractionfaithfulnessfastidiousnessfaultlessnessfeelfeelingfelicitousnessfelicityfidelityfilminessfilteringfiltrationfine palatefine pointfine-grainednessfinenessfinessefinicalityfinicalnessfinickinessfinickingnessfinishfittingnessflawlessnessflowflowing periodsfluencyflufffluffinessfussinessfuzzfuzziness
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genteelnessgentilitygentlemanlikenessgentlemanlinessgentlenessgood breedinggood tastegossamerinessgracegracefulnessgracilitygraciositygraciousnesshairlineimprovementinfusionjudiciousnessladylikenessleachinglimpidity
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literalismliteralityliteralnesslixiviationluciditymaking distinctionsmarginmathematical precisionmaturationmeticulousnessminutenessminutianarrow marginnarrowingnaturalnessneatnessnice distinctionnicenessniceness of distinctionnicetypalateparticle of differenceparticularityparticularnesspeach fuzzpelluciditypercolationperfectionperspicuityplainnesspoint of differencepolitenesspolitesseprecisenessprecisianismprecisionproprietypubescencepunctiliousnesspunctualitypurificationpurifyingpurityqualityquintessencerefined discriminationrefined palateremovalrestraintriddlingrightrightnessrigidityrigidnessrigorrigorousnessripeningsatinsatininesssavoir-fairescreeningscrupulosityscrupulousnessseasoningseemlinessselectivenesssensesensibilitysensitivityseparationseverityshade of differencesievingsiftingsilksilkinesssimplicitysimplificationsmoothnesssocializationsoftnesssophisticationspiritspiritualizationstraightforwardnessstrainingstreamliningstrictnessstrippingstripping downstylesuavenesssuavitysubductionsublationsublimationsubtle distinctionsubtletysubtractiontacttactfulnesstaking awaytastetastefulnesstersenesstextualismthe letterunaffectednessunclutteringunscramblingunsnarlingurbanityvelvetvelvetinesswide marginwinnowing
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What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! There is nothing like dancing after all. I consider it as one of the first refinements of polished society.
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