Middle English fin "pure, brought to perfection," from early French fin (same meaning), from Latin finis (noun) "end, limit" as in finis honorum "the height of honor, the highest honor"

FINE definition: 1. good or good enough; healthy and well: 2. excellent or much better than average: 3. very thin…. Learn more.

1. excellent or choice in quality; very good of its kind: a fine speech. 2. superior in skill, ability, or accomplishment: a fine violinist.

satisfactory or acceptable; okay: The story is fine for a class assignment but not good enough to publish in the school paper. It's fine with me if you don't want to go.

Randall Adam Fine (born April 20, 1974) is an American politician and former gambling industry executive serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 6th congressional district since April 2025. …

If you say that something is fine, you mean that it is satisfactory or acceptable. The skiing is fine. Everything was going to be just fine. It's fine to ask questions as we go along, but it's better if you …

Dec 15, 2025 · fine (third-person singular simple present fines, present participle fining, simple past and past participle fined) (obsolete, intransitive) To finish; to cease.

Idioms cut fine, to calculate precisely, esp. without allowing for possible error or accident: To finish in ten minutes is to cut it too fine.

Fine: A fine is a monetary penalty imposed as a punishment or consequence for a violation of a rule, law, contract, or societal norms. It serves as a deterrent to discourage individuals from engaging in …

fine definition: healthy or well. Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, and related words. Discover expressions like "cut fine", "fine line", "fine mess".