REFINEMENT Synonyms

• a particular society at a particular time and place

• the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group

• all the knowledge and values shared by a society

• (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar)

• a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality

• the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization

• the raising of plants or animals

• grow in a special preparation

• a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)

• the temporal end; the concluding time

• a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality

• the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)

• designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)

• the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict)

• event whose occurrence ends something

• (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed)

• the act of finishing

• come or bring to a finish or an end

• finally be or do something

• have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

• provide with a finish

• finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table

• cause to finish a relationship with somebody

• of or relating to Poland or its people or culture

• the property of being smooth and shiny

• the Slavic language of Poland

• a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality

• a preparation used in polishing

• make (a surface) shine

• improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

• bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state

• elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression

• the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)

• helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

• the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization

• the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring

• producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring

• a collection of things sharing a common attribute

• a body of students who are taught together

• people having the same social, economic, or educational status

• education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

• a league ranked by quality

• a body of students who graduate together

• (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders

• elegance in dress or behavior

• arrange or order by classes or categories

• a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste

• a quality of neatness and ingenious simplicity in the solution of a problem (especially in science or mathematics)

• subtly skillful handling of a situation

• elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression

• (Greek mythology) one of three sisters who were the givers of beauty and charm; a favorite subject for sculptors

• (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

• elegance and beauty of movement or expression

• a sense of propriety and consideration for others

• a disposition to kindness and compassion

• a period of time past the deadline for fulfilling an obligation during which a penalty that would be imposed for being late is waived, especially an extended period granted as a special favor

• a short prayer of thanks before a meal

• (Christian theology) the free and unmerited favor or beneficence of God

• make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

• be beautiful to look at

• beautiful carriage

• a change for the better; progress in development

• the act of improving something

• a condition superior to an earlier condition

• the state of being without a flaw or defect

• an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept

• the act of making something perfect

• uplifting enlightenment

• a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone

• being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject

• the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment

• falsification by the use of sophistry; misleading by means of specious fallacies

• elegance indicated by good taste

• the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization

• a particular society at a particular time and place

• a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)

• the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste

• a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)

• the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization

• a particular society at a particular time and place

• the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste

• addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail

• the result of improving something

• a discussion that provides additional information

• marked by elaborately complex detail

• developing in intricate and painstaking detail

• conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety

• a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

• a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude