refinement
Cultured grace displayed
Refinement is the process of improving something by removing impurities or making small adjustments.
Oil undergoes refinement to become usable fuel.
A writer's prose gains refinement through revision.
The word also describes elegance of taste or manners: a woman of great refinement.
In the plural, refinements are subtle improvements or elaborations: The new model includes several refinements over last year's.
Refined, graceful quality
- polishSmooth by rubbing
- tasteFlavor perception ability
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
discernment · finesse · subtlety · nuance · worldliness · urbanity · cosmopolitanism · savoir-faire
Increase in quality
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- modificationAct of altering something
- revisionAltering to improve
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
amendment · alteration · optimization · upgrade · polish · honing · perfecting · calibration
Formal politeness in conduct
- courtesyRespectful, considerate behavior
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
- decorumFitting social conduct
- politenessCourteous, respectful conduct
breeding · gentility · propriety · deportment · comportment · graciousness · tact · diplomacy
Removal of contaminants
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
- clarificationMaking meaning plain
- extractionAct of removing
processing · smelting · separation · crystallization · rectification · fractioning · sublimation · decontamination
Degree of correctness
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- specificityExactness of detail
- detailSingle small element
- sharpnessKeenness of edge, mind, or image
clarity · resolution · granularity · meticulousness · rigor · punctiliousness · fastidiousness · discrimination
elegance
Refined, graceful quality
- polishSmooth by rubbing
- tasteFlavor perception ability
- cultivationFostering growth through care
grace · discernment · finesse · subtlety · nuance · worldliness · urbanity · cosmopolitanism · savoir-faire · panache
enhancement
Increase in quality
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- modificationAct of altering something
- revisionAltering to improve
adjustment · amendment · alteration · optimization · upgrade · polish · honing · perfecting · calibration · tweaking
civility
Formal politeness in conduct
- courtesyRespectful, considerate behavior
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
- decorumFitting social conduct
politeness · breeding · gentility · propriety · deportment · comportment · graciousness · tact · diplomacy · delicacy
purification
Removal of contaminants
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
- clarificationMaking meaning plain
extraction · processing · smelting · separation · crystallization · rectification · fractioning · sublimation · decontamination · centrifuging
accuracy
Degree of correctness
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- specificityExactness of detail
- detailSingle small element
sharpness · clarity · resolution · granularity · meticulousness · rigor · punctiliousness · fastidiousness · discrimination · particularity
- refinementelegance, sophistication, polish, taste, cultivation
- design stylesart deco, Art Nouveau, art nouveau, Bauhaus, minimalism
- resourcesresources, money, natural resources, human resources, financial resources
- skillsskills, skill, ability, abilities, competencies
- aestheticsaesthetics, aesthetic, beauty, beautiful, ugly
- designdesign principles, functionality, emphasis, unity, graphic design
refinementcoarseness
Rough or vulgar quality
vulgarity · crudeness · crudity · boorishness · uncouthness
refinementdeterioration
Process of declining quality
degradation · decline · degeneration · worsening · corruption
refinementcontamination
Introduction of impurities
pollution · adulteration · crudeness · rawness · impurity