refinement of manners
1manners — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pl. conduct, behavior, deportment; courtesy, politeness. See fashion. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Personal behavior] Syn. conduct, deportment, bearing; see behavior 1 . 2. [Polite behavior] Syn. etiquette …
2refinement — [n1] cleansing clarification, cleaning, depuration, detersion, distillation, draining, filtering, processing, purification, rarefaction, rectification; concept 165 Ant. corruption, dirtying, pollution refinement [n2] cultivation, civilization… …
3refinement — [ri fīn′mənt] n. 1. a) a refining or being refined b) the result of this 2. delicacy or elegance of language, speech, manners, etc.; polish; cultivation 3. a development; improvement; elaboration 4. a fine distinction; subtlety …
4manners — [n] polite, refined social behavior amenities, bearing, behavior, breeding, carriage, ceremony, civilities, comportment, conduct, courtesy, culture, decorum, demeanor, deportment, dignity, elegance, etiquette, formalities, good breeding, good… …
5refinement — [[t]rɪfa͟ɪnmənt[/t]] refinements 1) N VAR Refinements are small changes or additions that you make to something in order to improve it. Refinement is the process of making refinements. Older cars inevitably lack the latest safety refinements.… …
6refinement — /ri fuyn meuhnt/, n. 1. fineness or elegance of feeling, taste, manners, language, etc. 2. an instance of refined feeling, manners, etc. 3. the act or process of refining. 4. the quality or state of being refined. 5. a subtle point or distinction …
7refinement — noun 1) the refinement of sugar Syn: purification, refining, processing, treatment, treating 2) all writing needs endless refinement Syn: improvement, polishing, honing, fine tuning, touching up, finishing off …
8refinement — re|fine|ment [ rı faınmənt ] noun 1. ) count or uncount a small change that is made to something in order to improve it 2. ) uncount the quality of being well educated, having good MANNERS, and enjoying art, music, etc.: a man of great refinement …
9refinement — /rəˈfaɪnmənt/ (say ruh fuynmuhnt) noun 1. fineness of feeling, taste, etc. 2. elegance of manners or language. 3. an instance of refined feeling, manners, etc. 4. the act of refining. 5. the state of being refined. 6. improvement on something… …
10refinement — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of refining] Syn. cleaning, cleansing, purification, distillation, clarification, clarifying, draining, elutriation, depuration, detersion, cracking, filtration. 2. [Culture] Syn. civilization, cultivation, erudition …
