refinement
/rɪˈfaɪnmənt/
noun
- A small change or improvement made to something to make it better, more accurate, or more effective.
- The software needs one more refinement before we release it.
- The design went through several refinements before the final version was approved.
- She suggested a refinement to the recipe that made it taste even better.
- The process of making something pure or removing unwanted substances from it.
- Modern refinement techniques have made drinking water much safer.
- The refinement of crude oil produces gasoline and other fuels.
- Sugar refinement involves removing impurities from raw cane juice.
- Good manners, elegance, and polite behavior that show a person is cultured or educated.
- He lacked the social refinement needed for formal dinners.
- Her refinement was evident in the way she spoke to everyone with respect.
- The old mansion was a symbol of wealth and refinement.
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