FINER
What does "FINER" mean?
The comparative form of 'fine': of higher quality, thinner, or more refined.
Meanings
- Of better quality or more excellent than something else. This is a finer wine than the one we had last night.
- Thinner, sharper, or composed of smaller particles. Sift the flour through a finer mesh for a smoother batter.
- More subtle or delicate in distinction. Only an expert can tell the finer differences between the two pressings.
Word origin
Comparative of 'fine', from Old French 'fin' ('perfected, of high quality'), from Latin 'finis' ('end, limit'), with the sense of something brought to its finish or peak.
Remember it
FINER is FINE plus an R - dial the quality up one notch.
A little poem
Sand through a tighter sieve falls slower, sure-
the finer the mesh, the longer the pour.
couplet
Wordplay
- The blacksmith and the gentleman both wanted finer things - one meant thinner wire, the other meant a better life.
What it teaches
Refinement is just selection repeated: keep choosing the smaller difference and the whole becomes finer.
Quick facts
What does FINER mean?
The comparative form of 'fine': of higher quality, thinner, or more refined.
Is FINER a valid word?
Yes — FINER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is FINER?
FINER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does FINER come from?
Comparative of 'fine', from Old French 'fin' ('perfected, of high quality'), from Latin 'finis' ('end, limit'), with the sense of something brought to its finish or peak.
What can FINER teach us?
Refinement is just selection repeated: keep choosing the smaller difference and the whole becomes finer.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.