Definition of refined

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • refined is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • refined is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • refined is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of refined


  • suggesting taste, ease, and wealth (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. elegant
    2. graceful
  • freed from impurities by processing (adjective)

    Examples

    1. refined sugar
    2. refined oil
    3. to gild refined gold

    Synonyms

    1. processed
  • showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. polished
    2. urbane
  • precise to a fine degree (adjective)

    Examples

    1. due to the limitations of the available tools, a more refined analysis of the data may be necessary
  • (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel (adjective)

    Examples

    1. she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship
    2. refined people with refined taste

See definition of refined in Merriam Webster