refined

adjective

suggesting taste, ease, and wealth

precise to a fine degree

showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience

freed from impurities by processing

(used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel

Roots

rere- · Latin · again finis-fin · Latin · end, boundary

Synonyms for refined

overrefinedadj elegantadj polishedadj urbaneadj gracefuladj gentlemanlikeadj processedadj sophisticatedadj tastefuladj genteeladj culturedadj

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The word refined breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: re-, from Latin re (“again”); and -fin, from Latin finis (“end, boundary”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.