Meanings
nounfineness (countable and uncountable, plural finenesses)
plural finenesses
- countableuncountableThe quality or degree of being fine.
- countableuncountableThe ratio, in a precious metal, of the primary metal to any additives or impurities.
- countableuncountableThe ratio of length to width of a ship, aircraft or rocket
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
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Origin
Translations
Catalan llei
- lleiratio in a precious metal
Czech ryzost
- ryzostratio in a precious metal
French titre, aloi
- titreratio in a precious metal
- aloiratio in a precious metal
- élancementratio of a vehicle's length to its width
German Feingehalt
- Feingehaltratio in a precious metal
Irish glaine, míne
- glaineratio in a precious metal
- míneratio in a precious metal
Polish próba
- próbaratio in a precious metal
Russian про́ба
- про́ба (próba)ratio in a precious metal
Spanish finura
- finurathe quality or degree of being fine
Swedish lödighet
- lödighetratio in a precious metal
Ukrainian про́ба
- про́ба (próba)ratio in a precious metal
Welsh coethder
- coethderratio in a precious metal
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APA
fineness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fineness
MLA
“fineness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fineness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fineness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fineness.
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