refined

Adjective
US[ruh-fahynd]/rəˈfaɪnd/2 syllablesalso [rih-fahynd] /rɪˈfaɪnd/
Synonyms: processedpolishedurbaneelegantgraceful

Open English WordNet

Adjective (5)

  1. (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel“she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship”“refined people with refined taste”Opposite unrefinedSimilar civilized, ladylike, mincing, debonair, finespun, gentlemanlike, effete, couth +3 moreSee also civilized, elegant, fastidious, gracious, polished
  2. freed from impurities by processing“refined sugar”“refined oil”“to gild refined gold — Shakespeare”Synonyms: processed
  3. 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”Synonyms: polishedurbaneOpposite naifSimilar sophisticated
  4. precise to a fine degree“due to the limitations of the available tools, a more refined analysis of the data may be necessary”Opposite impreciseSimilar precise
  5. suggesting taste, ease, and wealthSynonyms: elegantgracefulOpposite ungraciousSimilar gracious
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Re·fined′ (-f?nd′), adjective

Freed from impurities or alloy; purifed; polished; cultured; delicate; as; refined gold; refined language; refined sentiments.

Refined wits who honored poesy with their pens.— Henry Peacham

— Re·fin′wb-a1′>′ed·ly (r…·f…n′wb-a1′>′…d·l…), adverb — Re·fin′wb-a1′>′ed·ness, noun

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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