FI'NENESS, noun 1. Thinness; smallness; slenderness; as the finances of a thread or silk. Hence. 2. Consisting of fine threads; as fine linen. 3. Smallness; minuteness; as the fineness of sand or particles; the fineness of soil or mold. 4. Clearness; purity; freedom from foreign matter; as the fineness of wine or other liquor; the fineness of gold. 5. Niceness; delicacy; as the fineness of taste. 6. Keenness; sharpness; thinness; as the finances of an edge. 7. Elegance; beauty; as fineness of person. 8. Capacity for delicate or refined conceptions; as the fineness of genius. 9. Show; splendor; gayety of appearance; elegance; as the fineness of clothes or dress. 10. Clearness; as the fineness of complexion. 11. Subtility; artfulness; ingenuity; as the fineness of wit. 12. Smoothness.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI