refinement

English

Etymology

refine +‎ -ment

Noun

refinement (countable and uncountable, plural refinements)

The act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material
High-class style; cultivation.
A fine or subtle distinction.

Translations

act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material

Czech: rafinace f
Dutch: zuivering (nl)
Finnish: jalostus (fi), puhdistus (fi), jalostaminen (fi), puhdistaminen (fi)
Galician: refino m
German: Verbesserung (de) f, Veredelung (de) f
Japanese: みやび (ja) (miyabi)

Macedonian: прочистување n (pročistúvanje), рафинирање n (rafiníranje)
Portuguese: refino (pt) m
Romanian: rafinare (ro) f, rafinaj (ro) n
Swedish: förfining c
Turkish: arıtma (tr), arıtım (tr), düzeltme (tr), tasfiye (tr), temizleme (tr)

high-class style; cultivation

Danish: raffinement (da) n
Finnish: hienostuneisuus (fi), hienokäytöksisyys, sivistyneisyys (fi)
French: raffinement (fr)
German: Veredeln n, Veredelung (de) f
Hungarian: kifinomultság (hu)
Japanese: みやび (ja) (miyabi)

Macedonian: префинетост f (prefínetost)
Portuguese: refino (pt) m
Romanian: rafinament (ro) n, finețe (ro) f, delicatețe (ro) f
Swedish: förfining c, raffinemang (sv) n
Turkish: arıtma (tr), arıtım (tr)

fine or subtle distinction

Danish: raffinement (da) n
Dutch: verfijning
Macedonian: истенченост f (isténčenost)

Portuguese: refino (pt) m
Swedish: förfining c, raffinemang (sv) n

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