fineness
Sheer fabric's virtue
Fineness is the quality of being fine—thin, delicate, or of high quality.
It applies to texture the fineness of silk, to distinctions the fineness of his arguments, or to purity.
In metallurgy, fineness measures the proportion of pure precious metal in an alloy: gold of 999 fineness is nearly pure.
Gold purity unit
- assayCompositional evaluation procedure
- hallmarkDistinguishing characteristic or mark
- sterlingPure silver alloy
- untaintedFree from contamination
unadulterated · unblemished · clarity · pristine · unalloyed · bullion · proof · standard
Easily broken or damaged
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
- gauzyThin and transparent
wispy · sheer · translucent · lacy · feathery · filament · cobweb · silken
Degree of correctness
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- micrometerMillionth of a meter
gauge · tolerance · granularity · resolution · gradation · specification · micron · detail
Cereal plant's harvest unit
- smoothnessFreedom from irregularity
- silkinessSmooth, lustrous texture
- softnessYielding to gentle pressure
- weaveInterlace strands into fabric
denier · nap · velvetiness · glossiness · sheen · mesh · coarseness · plushness
Outstanding quality or merit
- superiorityHigher rank or quality
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- premiumAdded cost for better
- exquisitenessSupreme delicacy or beauty
first-rate · superb · superior · high-grade · top-grade · outstanding · elegance · distinction
karat
Gold purity unit
- assayCompositional evaluation procedure
- hallmarkDistinguishing characteristic or mark
- sterlingPure silver alloy
untainted · unadulterated · unblemished · clarity · pristine · unalloyed · bullion · proof · standard · genuineness
fragile
Easily broken or damaged
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
gauzy · wispy · sheer · translucent · lacy · feathery · filament · cobweb · silken · filigree
accuracy
Degree of correctness
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- measurementDetermining size or amount
micrometer · gauge · tolerance · granularity · resolution · gradation · specification · micron · detail · adjustment
grain
Cereal plant's harvest unit
- smoothnessFreedom from irregularity
- silkinessSmooth, lustrous texture
- softnessYielding to gentle pressure
weave · denier · nap · velvetiness · glossiness · sheen · mesh · coarseness · plushness · tactility
excellence
Outstanding quality or merit
- superiorityHigher rank or quality
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- premiumAdded cost for better
exquisiteness · first-rate · superb · superior · high-grade · top-grade · outstanding · elegance · distinction · artistry
- hairhair, haircut, hairstyle, hair loss, coily
- goldpure gold, solid gold, 24 karat, gold bullion, gold bar
- precious metalsgold, silver, platinum, palladium, bullion
- Precision Wordsexact, precision, accuracy, precise, accurate
- qualityquality, excellence, grade, caliber, superior
- sensitivitysensitivity, sensitive, hypersensitivity, oversensitivity, hypersensitive
finenesscoarseness
Rough or vulgar quality
roughness · graininess · harshness · abrasiveness · unevenness
finenesslargeness
Considerable size or extent
bigness · grossness · bulkiness · thickness · coarseness
finenesscrudeness
Lack of sophistication
coarseness · roughness · vulgarity · indelicacy · inelegance
fine, finest, refined, refine, unrefined, finery, refining, finer, fines