DictionaryAI

finer

USFY-nur/ˈfaɪnɚ/SayFY-nuhUK/ˈfaɪnə/AUS/ˈfɑɪnə/

Noun pluralfiners

2 meanings of finer

Practice

  1. 1
    adjective
    Comparative of fine. Use this when one thing has more of the quality than another.

    This cloth feels finer than the old one.

    We need a finer brush to paint the small lines.

    Note
  2. 2
    nouncountable
    A worker who cleans a material to take out the parts that are not wanted.

    Like someone who picks every small stone out of a bag of rice.

    The finer heated the ore until the dirt floated to the top.

    A good finer can take almost all the waste out of the metal.

    Similarrefiner, purifier

finer is a form of fine

fine, adjective: Good enough or okay for what is needed. Full entry

Forms
finefiner comparativefinest superlative
Spelling
fine → finer: add -r

Use it in a sentence

Write your own sentence with finer, and AI will tell you whether it fits and which meaning you used.