Definition of refined Refined
/ɹʌfajˈnd/ - [rufaynd] - re•fined
We found 12 definitions of refined from 4 different sources.
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What does refined mean?
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| refined - (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste" | ||
| unrefined (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth; "how can a refined girl be drawn to such an unrefined man?" | ||
| civilised, civilized having a high state of culture and development both social and technological; "terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world" | ||
| elegant refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style; "elegant handwriting"; "an elegant dark suit"; "she was elegant to her fingertips"; "small churches with elegant white spires"; "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid" | ||
| fastidious giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness; "a fastidious and incisive intellect"; "fastidious about personal cleanliness" | ||
| gracious disposed to bestow favors; "thanks to the gracious gods" | ||
| polished perfected or made shiny and smooth; "his polished prose"; "in a freshly ironed dress and polished shoes"; "freshly polished silver" | ||
| cultured, genteel, civilised, civilized, cultivated, polite having a high state of culture and development both social and technological; "terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world" | ||
| couth (used facetiously) refined | ||
| mincing, niminy-piminy, twee, prim, dainty delicately beautiful; "a dainty teacup"; "an exquisite cameo" | ||
| debonnaire, debonair, debonaire, suave having a sophisticated charm; "a debonair gentleman" | ||
| finespun, delicate developed in excessively fine detail; "finespun distinctions" | ||
| gentlemanlike, gentlemanly befitting a man of good breeding; "gentlemanly behavior" | ||
| ladylike befitting a woman of good breeding; "ladylike manners" | ||
| patrician befitting a person of noble origin; "a patrician nose" | ||
| overrefined, superfine excessively delicate or refined | ||
| refined - freed from impurities by processing; "refined sugar"; "refined oil"; "to gild refined gold"- Shakespeare | ||
| processed | ||
| refined - free from what is tawdry or unbecoming; "a neat style"; "a neat set of rules"; "she hated to have her neat plans upset" | ||
| neat, tasteful | ||
| elegant refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style; "elegant handwriting"; "an elegant dark suit"; "she was elegant to her fingertips"; "small churches with elegant white spires"; "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid" | ||
| refined - suggesting taste, ease, and wealth | ||
| elegant, graceful | ||
| gracious disposed to bestow favors; "thanks to the gracious gods" | ||
| refined - showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience; "his polished manner"; "maintained an urbane tone in his letters" | ||
| polished, svelte, urbane | ||
| sophisticated intellectually appealing; "a sophisticated drama" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- refined (Adjective)
Showing or having good feelings or good taste. - refined (Adjective)
An absence of coarseness. - refined (Adjective)
Not vulgar. - refined (Adjective)
Without impurities.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- refined (imp. & p. p.)
of Refine - refined (a.)
Freed from impurities or alloy; purifed; polished; cultured; delicate; as; refined gold; refined language; refined sentiments.
