refined

adjectives

(used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel
"she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste"
refined
antonym
unrefined
is similar to
marked by refinement in taste and manners
"cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society"
civilised, civilized, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polite
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(used facetiously) refined
couth
is similar to
affectedly dainty or refined
dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy, prim, twee
is similar to
having a sophisticated charm
"a debonair gentleman"
debonair, debonaire, debonnaire, suave
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developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety
"the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense"
delicate, finespun
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befitting a man of good breeding
"gentlemanly behavior"
gentlemanlike, gentlemanly
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befitting a woman of good breeding
"ladylike manners"
ladylike
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befitting a person of noble origin
"a patrician nose"
patrician
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excessively delicate or refined
overrefined, superfine
is similar to
of good upbringing
well-bred, well-mannered
see also
having a high state of culture and development both social and technological
"terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world"
civilised, civilized
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refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
"elegant handwriting"; "an elegant dark suit"; "she was elegant to her fingertips"; "small churches with elegant white spires"; "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid"
elegant
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giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness
"a fastidious and incisive intellect"; "fastidious about personal cleanliness"
fastidious
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characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
"gracious even to unexpected visitors"; "gracious living"; "he bears insult with gracious good humor"
gracious
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perfected or made shiny and smooth
"his polished prose"; "in a freshly ironed dress and polished shoes"; "freshly polished silver"
polished
freed from impurities by processing
"refined sugar"; "refined oil"; "to gild refined gold"- Shakespeare
processed, refined
antonym
unrefined
showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience
"his polished manner"; "maintained an urbane tone in his letters"
polished, refined, svelte, urbane
suggesting taste, ease, and wealth
elegant, graceful, refined
free from what is tawdry or unbecoming
"a neat style"; "a neat set of rules"; "she hated to have her neat plans upset"
neat, refined, tasteful