finer

English

Adjective

finer

1. comparative form of fineen

Derived terms

• finer than frog hair

Noun

finer (plural finers)

1. One who fines or purifies.

Anagrams

• infer

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Danish

Alternative forms

• (unofficial but common form) finér

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fineːr/, [fiˈneːˀɐ̯]

Noun

finer c (singular definite fineren, not used in plural form)

1. veneer (thin covering of fine wood)

Verb

finer or finér

1. imperative of finere

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Old French

Alternative forms

• fenir
• finir

Etymology

Latin finire

Verb

finer

1. to finish; to complete
   • circa 1250, Rutebeuf, Ci commence le miracle de Théophile:

     S'en sui plus dolenz, Salatin,
     Quar en françois ne en latin
     Ne finai onques de proier

     I am very sad about it, Satan
     For neither in French nor in Latin
     Have I stopped praying for you

2. (figuratively, transitive) to kill; to murder
3. (figuratively, intransitive) to die

Synonyms

• (to finish): finir
• (to kill): murdrir, ocire

Related terms

• definer, definir