Do you know which fork is for your salad and which one is for dessert? Then you have some refinement good manners and taste.
The act of refining, or the state of being refined;
Noun
the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste; "a man of intellectual refinement"; "he is remembered for his generosity and civilization"
Noun
a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can''t enjoy the humor"; "don''t argue about shades of meaning"
Noun
the result of improving something; "he described a refinement of this technique"
Noun
the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
Noun
a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph
n.
The act of refining, or the state of being refined; as,
the refinement or metals; refinement of ideas.
n.
That which is refined, elaborated, or polished to
excess; an affected subtilty; as, refinements of logic.
Refinement
The more bodies are of kin to spirit in subtilty and refinement, the more diffusive are they.
From the civil war to this time, I doubt whether the corruptions in our language have not equaled its refinements.2.
The act of refining, or the state of being refined;
Usage Examples
Courtesy is a silver lining around the dark clouds of civilization it is the best part of refinement and in many ways, an art of heroic beauty in the vast gallery of man's cruelty and baseness.
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.
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Other Usage ExamplesThe Japanese have a wonderful sense of design and a refinement in their art. They try to produce beautiful paintings with the minimum number of strokes.
The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.
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