1. (noun)polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality Synonyms: purification, goal, acculturation, refinement, shade, last, polish, finish, culture, ending, coating, glossiness, cultivation, nuance, nicety, destination, civilization, finis, finishing, refining, stopping point, civilisation, elaboration, subtlety, close, gloss, conclusion, burnish, finale
2. (noun)refinement, elaboration the result of improving something Synonyms: intricacy, purification, enlargement, refinement, shade, elaborateness, polish, involution, finish, culture, amplification, cultivation, nuance, nicety, working out, civilization, refining, civilisation, elaboration, subtlety, expansion
3. (noun)refining, refinement, purification the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) Synonyms: purgation, nicety, culture, elaboration, shade, subtlety, civilization, cultivation, refining, polish, nuance, civilisation, finish, refinement, purification
4. (noun)nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude Synonyms: cultivation, wraith, shade, refinement, shadiness, polish, refining, rightness, specter, ghost, purification, tincture, tint, nuance, shadowiness, nicety, culture, civilization, spectre, spook, civilisation, elaboration, subtlety, tone, finish, justness, niceness, tad
5. (noun)refinement, civilization, civilisation the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste Synonyms: nicety, culture, elaboration, shade, subtlety, civilization, cultivation, refining, polish, nuance, civilisation, finish, refinement, purification
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'refinement'
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1. refinement Civilization applies to nations, denoting the sum of those civil, social, economic, and political attainments by which a community is removed from barbarism; a people may be civilized while still f Synonyms: refinement, civilization, cultivation, culture, elegance, politeness Antonyms: barbarism, brutality, coarseness, rudeness, savagery, boorishness, clownishness, grossness, rusticity, vulgarity
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