fineness

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Noun
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fine=ness

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun fineness has 4 senses

CIDE DICTIONARY

finenessn. [From Fine, a.].
  •  The quality or condition of being fine.  [1913 Webster]
  •  Freedom from foreign matter or alloy; clearness; purity; as, the fineness of liquor.  [1913 Webster]
    "The fineness of the gold, and chargeful fashion."  [1913 Webster]
  •  The proportion of pure silver or gold in jewelry, bullion, or coins.  [1913 Webster]
    " The fineness of United States coin is nine tenths, that of English gold coin is eleven twelfths, and that of English silver coin is "  [1913 Webster]
  •  Keenness or sharpness; as, the fineness of a needle's point, or of the edge of a blade.  [1913 Webster]

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