Antonym: vulgarity. Similar words: confinement, solitary confinement, refine, refined, refinery, linemen, oil refinery, tenement. Meaning: [rɪ'faɪnmənt] 
n. 1. a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality 2. the result of improving something 3. the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) 4. a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude 5. the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste.
n. 1. a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality 2. the result of improving something 3. the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) 4. a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude 5. the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste. 
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1. All programs have bugs and need endless refinement.
2. This particular model has a further refinement.
3. A greater refinement of the categorization is possible.
4. The word 'lady' has connotations of refinement and excessive femininity that some women find offensive.
5. Some further refinement is needed.
6. The technology requires a great deal of refinement.
7. She's the personification of culture and refinement.
8. The new plan is a refinement of the one before.
9. The new theory is a refinement of Corbin's theory of personality development.
10. Clearly, the hypothesis does need some refinement, in the light of these surprising results.
11. The kite was star shaped and lacked the refinement of current designs.
12. The refinement of raw opium yields other drugs, such as morphine.
13. They have also developed one further refinement.
14. His manners showed refinement and good breeding.
15. An early stage of refinement delimited each individual definition.
16. Essentially this feedforward network uses a refinement of the Widrow-Hoff technique(sentencedict.com), which calculates the difference between actual outputs and desired outputs.
17. She had that mix of refinement and experience that allowed her to say whatever she wanted.
18. While those are powerful arguments, more speed, extra refinement and sharper handling would put it right on the pace.
19. It's yet another refinement to Arena rock and possibly another step further from the fans.
20. However, we will disregard this refinement for the remainder of the chapter and assume that the discount rate is constant.
21. It will undoubtedly need further refinement and modification in the light of consultations and of experience.
22. The contract calls for refinement and completion of the aircraft.
23. Our refinement of these theories will reveal, however, certain defects in their interpretations of the liberal ideal of private autonomy.
24. Each reframing represented a further refinement and enrichment of their appreciation for their new role.
25. To my eyes there was more of strength than refinement in the face ....
26. What is particularly interesting from the historical viewpoint is the manner in which refinement of the statistical data has altered the record.
27. Competitive advantage today comes from continuous, incremental innovation and refinement of a variety of ideas that spread throughout the organization.
27. Sentencedict.com try its best to collect and make good sentences.
28. There is much residual truth in these popular conceptions and we shall find them useful, subject to some refinement.
29. Some prey species, such as tree squirrels, add a refinement to their freezing behaviour.
30. I would like to propose one broadly based category which will clearly require extensive elaboration and refinement.
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