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I'm becoming more and more myself with time. I guess that's what grace is. The refinement of your soul through time.
Jewel

Meaning of "refinement" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF REFINEMENT

refinement  [rɪˈfaɪnmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REFINEMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Refinement is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES REFINEMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of refinement in the English dictionary

The first definition of refinement in the dictionary is the act of refining or the state of being refined. Other definition of refinement is a fine or delicate point, distinction, or expression; a subtlety. Refinement is also fineness or precision of thought, expression, manners, etc; polish or cultivation.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REFINEMENT


alignment
əˈlaɪnmənt
alinement
əˈlaɪnmənt
assignment
əˈsaɪnmənt
confinement
kənˈfaɪnmənt
consignment
kənˈsaɪnmənt
definement
dɪˈfaɪnmənt
designment
dɪˈzaɪnmənt
dessignment
dɪˈzaɪnmənt
enshrinement
ɪnˈʃraɪnmənt
entertainment
ˌɛntəˈteɪnmənt
entwinement
ɪnˈtwaɪnmənt
intertwinement
ˌɪntəˈtwaɪnmənt
malignment
məˈlaɪnmənt
misalignment
mɪsəˈlaɪnmənt
nonalignment
ˌnɒnəˈlaɪnmənt
overrefinement
ˌəʊvərɪˈfaɪnmənt
realignment
ˌriːəˈlaɪnmənt
reassignment
ˌriːəˈsaɪnmənt
repinement
rɪˈpaɪnmənt
resignment
rɪˈzaɪnmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REFINEMENT

refilm
refilter
refinable
refinance
refinancing
refind
refine
refined
refinedly
refinedness
refiner
refineries
refinery
refinish
refinisher
refire
refit
refit yard
refitment
refitted

WORDS THAT END LIKE REFINEMENT

advertisement
agreement
announcement
apartment
arrangement
basement
element
enforcement
engagement
implement
improvement
infringement
management
measurement
movement
placement
replacement
requirement
retirement
statement
supplement

Synonyms and antonyms of refinement in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «REFINEMENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «refinement» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of refinement

Translation of «refinement» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REFINEMENT

Find out the translation of refinement to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of refinement from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «refinement» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

改进
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mejora
570 millions of speakers

English

refinement
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शोधन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صقل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

уточнение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

refinamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

refinedness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

raffinement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penambahbaikan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verfeinerung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

改良
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

개선
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Refinedness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tinh tế
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எலும்புக்கூடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शुद्धता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

refinedness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

raffinatezza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

udoskonalenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

уточнення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rafinament
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φινέτσα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verfyning
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förfining
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

raffinement
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of refinement

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REFINEMENT»

The term «refinement» is quite widely used and occupies the 23.436 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REFINEMENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «refinement» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «refinement» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about refinement

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10 QUOTES WITH «REFINEMENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word refinement.
1
Felix Adler
The freedom of thought is a sacred right of every individual man, and diversity will continue to increase with the progress, refinement, and differentiation of the human intellect.
2
Jean Baudrillard
Deep down, the US, with its space, its technological refinement, its bluff good conscience, even in those spaces which it opens up for simulation, is the only remaining primitive society.
3
Sunni Brown
I use doodling for a variety of reasons: I use it to get clarity around a concept, I use it to relax, I use it to communicate ideas with others and get their refinement of them, I use it to map complex systems for companies, I use it to run innovation games for business, I use it to get insight on something puzzling me.
4
Howard Carter
We were astonished by the beauty and refinement of the art displayed by the objects surpassing all we could have imagined - the impression was overwhelming.
5
Stephen Daldry
You go through a process of refinement and getting rid of the excesses of your early youth in terms of your excitement about what theatre can do.
6
Frederick William Faber
It has always seemed to me that a love of natural objects, and the depth, as well as exuberance and refinement of mind, produced by an intelligent delight in scenery, are elements of the first importance in the education of the young.
7
Iain Glen
With a woman of sophistication, class and modesty and refinement, I become a totally tongue-tied buffoon. I can't even look her straight in the face.
8
Stefan Hell
There is still refinement needed - we are working on being able to do the same things at lower light levels and with a larger field of view.
9
H. L. Hunt
I didn't go to high school, and I didn't go to grade school either. Education, I think, is for refinement and is probably a liability.
10
Jewel
I'm becoming more and more myself with time. I guess that's what grace is. The refinement of your soul through time.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REFINEMENT»

Discover the use of refinement in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to refinement and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Adaptive Mesh Refinement - Theory and Applications: ...
Unfortunately, there has been little effort to review the advances and outstanding issues of adaptive mesh refinement methods across such a variety of fields. This book attempts to bridge this gap.
Tomasz Plewa, Timur Linde, V. Gregory Weirs, 2005
2
Vehicle Refinement: Controlling Noise and Vibration in Road ...
From fundamentals to practice: the only complete single volume guide to vehicle refinement.
Matthew Harrison, 2004
3
Data Refinement: Model-Oriented Proof Methods and Their ...
The goal of this book is to provide a comprehensive and systematic introduction to the important and highly applicable method of data refinement and the simulation methods used for proving its correctness.
Willem-Paul de Roever, Kai Engelhardt, Karl-Heinz Buth, 1998
4
The Refinement of America: Persons, Houses, Cities
A work of immense and richly nuanced learning, The Refinement of America newly illuminates every facet of both our artifacts and our values. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Richard Lyman Bushman, 2011
5
Using Z: Specification, Refinement, and Proof
This book covers all aspects of the Z notation, including specification, rigorous and formal proof, and refinements into code. It sets out to explain the principles and practice of formal development of programs using Z.
Jim Woodcock, Jim Davies, 1996
6
The Origin, Development, and Refinement of Medieval ...
The purpose and intention of this handbook is to offer an analysis of the term mendicancy and to present an up-to-date and comprehensive introduction to the phenomenon of religious mendicancy in the central and later middle ages.
Donald Prudlo, 2011
7
Abstraction Refinement for Large Scale Model Checking
This book summarizes research on abstraction techniques for model checking large digital system.
Chao Wang, Gary D. Hachtel, Fabio Somenzi, 2006
8
Abstraction, Refinement and Proof for Probabilistic Systems
4.1 Introduction: refinement of datatypes . . . . . . . . . . . 107 4.2 Data refinement and simulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 4.3 Probabilistic datatypes: a worked example . . . . . . . . 110 4.4 A safety-critical application: the steam boiler . . . . . . 117 4.4.1 ...
Annabelle McIver, Charles Carroll Morgan, 2006
9
The refinement of production: ecological modernization ...
The theory of ecological modernization explains the forces, mechanisms and dynamics of environmental reform in modern society.
Arthur P. J. Mol, 1995
10
Stepwise Refinement of Distributed Systems: Models, ...
This proceedings volume surveys the state of the art in concurrent program specification, verification, and the theory of their refinement.
Jaco W. de Bakker, Willem-Paul de Roever, Grzegorz Rozenberg, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REFINEMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term refinement is used in the context of the following news items.
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Driven: Kia Sorento oozes refinement
Kia uses the refinement word like it's going out of fashion in the third-generation Sorento's press material, and being able to sit in both versions' seats, feel their ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
2
Reversal or Refinement? Seeking Meaning to Obama's New Iraq Path
President Barack Obama's decision this week to increase America's training of Iraqi troops fighting ISIS was not what he contemplated when he completed a ... «NBCNews.com, Jun 15»
3
Apple's OS X El Capitan is all about refinement
This update was going to be all about refining the Mac experience “with enhancements to window management, Spotlight and built-in apps, and improving ... «Geek, Jun 15»
4
The Martini: the epitome of cocktail-hour refinement
The Martini: the epitome of cocktail-hour refinement. Shaken or stirred, how a Martini should be prepared remains a contentious issue among many a luminary . «The Guardian, Jun 15»
5
Android M: small refinements with a huge impact
This year, with Android M, it's refining it. The year-over-year cycle of innovation followed by refinement isn't new to anyone familiar with tech, but increasingly it's ... «The Verge, May 15»
6
The Assassin review - enigmatically refined martial arts tale baffles …
But there is no doubt that The Assassin – Hou's first feature for eight years – is a movie of great intelligence and aesthetic refinement; there is majesty and ... «The Guardian, May 15»
7
"I feel more like a pitcher": The Refinement of Brian Johnson
This is what minor-league refinement looks like. While Johnson's four-pitch repertoire has appeared relatively polished since the day he was drafted, it's these ... «The Providence Journal, Apr 15»
8
2016 Mitsubishi Outlander has fresh design and a bump in refinement
Mitsubishi hopes to have the delivered the big finish to this year's New York Auto Show, with its new midsize, three-row Outlander. The company seems oddly ... «Autoblog, Apr 15»
9
Expansion and refinement would bolster LA transit
On Saturday, a car collided with an oncoming Metro light rail near Exposition Park, injuring 12 people, leaving one person in critical condition. The driver, a USC ... «Daily Trojan Online, Mar 15»
10
HTC One M9 review: Distracted by refinement
In the M9, HTC is looking to refine, to brush away those elements of the M8 that didn't quite work, and to push the HTC One towards smartphone perfection. «Pocket-lint.com, Mar 15»

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