adjective

fine

Translation

good, okay, sunny, a penalty

'How are you?' 'I'm fine, thanks.'

The weather is fine today.

This is a fine piece of china.

He had to pay a fine for parking.

to be fine to be well or okay 'How are you?' 'I'm fine, thanks.'

a fine (noun) a (noun) of high quality This is a fine example of her work.

a fine for (-ing) a penalty for doing something He received a fine for speeding.

Synonyms (adj): good, okay, delicate, sunny; Synonyms (noun): penalty, fee. Antonyms (adj): bad, poor, coarse.

Derived from Latin 'finis' (end), it came to mean 'perfected' or 'of high quality'. The noun sense of 'penalty' is from a payment to 'end' a dispute.

A 'fine' line is very thin. A 'fine' meal is very good. A parking 'fine' is not good at all!