Refinement
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
Framework senses
- §1
- the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste
- §2
- a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
- §3
- the result of improving something
- §4
- the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
- §5
- a highly developed state of perfection