" fine "

[Adjective]  | "fine" | \ ˈfīn \

1: all right

2: well or healthy : not sick or injured

3: superior in kind, quality, or appearance : excellent

Origin: 13th century ;

 Middle English fin, fyne "of choice quality, superior, admirable, free from impurity, delicate," borrowed from Anglo-French fin, going back to Gallo-Romance *fīnus "extreme, ultimate," adjective derivative of Latin fīnis "boundary, limit, ending" {mat|final:1|};

[Adverb]  | "fine" 

1: finely: such as

2: very well

3: all right

Origin: 15th century ;

 Middle English fyne, derivative of fin, fyne {see: |fine:1|fine:1};

[Noun]  | "fine" 

1: a sum imposed as punishment for an offense

2: a forfeiture or penalty paid to an injured party in a civil action

3: a compromise of a fictitious suit used as a form of conveyance of lands

Origin: 13th century ;

 Middle English fin, fyne "end, conclusion, final legal settlement relating to alienation of property, fee paid to complete a legal conveyance, money paid in lieu of judicial punishment," borrowed from Anglo-French fin, going back to Latin fīnis "boundary, limit, terminal point, ending" (Medieval Latin also, "legal settlement, agreement involving payment, payment in lieu of punishment") {mat|final:1|};

[Noun]  | "fi*ne" | \ ˈfē-(ˌ)nā \

1: end —used as a direction in music to mark the closing point after a repeat

Origin: 1740 ;

 Borrowed from Italian, going back to Latin fīnis "boundary, limit, ending" {mat|final:1|};

[Noun]  | "fine art" 

1: art (such as painting, sculpture, or music) concerned primarily with the creation of beautiful objects —usually used in plural

2: objects of fine art

3: an activity requiring a fine skill

Origin: 1686 ;

[Noun]  | "fine print" 

1: something thoroughly and often deliberately obscure; especially : a part of an agreement or document spelling out restrictions and limitations often in small type or obscure language

Origin: 1891 ;

[Noun]  | "fine structure" 

1: microscopic structure of a biological entity or one of its parts especially as studied in preparations for the electron microscope

Origin: 1867 ;

[Noun]  | "fine-tooth comb" | \ ˈfīn-ˌtüth- \

1: a comb with close-set teeth used especially for clearing parasites or foreign matter from the hair

2: an attitude or system of thorough searching or scrutinizing

Origin: 1836 ;

[Verb]  | "fine" 

1: to impose a fine on : punish by a fine

Origin: circa 1513 ;

 In part derivative of {see: |fine:3|fine:3}, in part continuing Middle English finen "to pay a fine," borrowed from Anglo-French finer "to pay as a fine, make a payment," verbal derivative of fin {see: |fine:3|fine:3};

[Verb]  | "fine" 

1: purify, clarify

2: to make finer in quality or size

3: to become pure or clear

Origin: 14th century ;

 Middle English finen, derivative of fin, fyne {see: |fine:1|fine:1};

[Adjective]  | "fine" 

[Noun]  | "fine" 

[Verb]  | "fine" 

[Verb]  | "fine" 

[Verb]  | "fine-tune" 

[Verb]  | "fine-tuned" 

[Verb]  | "fine-tunes" 

[Verb]  | "fine-tuning" 

[Adverb]  | "fine" 

[Phrase]  | "in fine fettle"