FINE Copy link • FINE 1. Thin, subtilis (e.g., of things woven; not coarse, opposed; to crassus; e.g., thread, leather, flour, juice, etc.): tenuis (thin, not thick; opposed to crassus; e.g., wool, needle, garment, etc.): exilis (not strong, mostly with blame; indicating insufficiency, especially of the voice; Vid: Quint., 11, 3, 15). Pure, purus (e.g., gold, silver, sugar, etc.): obryzus (that has been proved by fire, aurum, Vulg., 2 Chron., 3, 5; ☞ Petronius, 67, 6, Burmann.). Of pleasing, striking exterior, etc., bellus. A fine shape, forma liberalis. Ironically used; bonus (PROP. good, as it ought to be; but also ironically; e.g., a fine general indeed! bonus imperator! Vid: Heindorf, Hor., Sat., 2, 2, 1): egregius: eximius (distinguished; e.g., action, face, smell, etc.): praeclarus (grand, magnificent; e.g., deed; also ironically; e.g., a fine philosophy forsooth! praeclara sapientia!). Miscellaneous constructions: the fine arts, artes elegantes: artes ingenuae, liberates: those are fine words, but nothing else, verba isthaec sunt: a fine opportunity, occasio maxime opportuna: a fine gentleman, homo ad unguem factus (satirically, as Hor., Sat., 1, 5, 32): homo omni vita atque victu excultus atque expolitus (with praise). Acute, elegans (discerning acutely, with respect to the taste in which that discernment displays itself): subtilis (with reference to the acuteness of the mental faculties, by which the object is clearly conceived and distinguished from others): argutus (sharp, subtile): perspicax (penetrating): sagax (of fine smell; then also = seeing clearly): a fine ear, aures elegantes, eruditae, teretes: a fine distinction, tenue diserimen. Cunning, callidus: versutus. [Vid: CUNNING.] Splendid, magnificus (whatever is imposing, or has an imposing effect by its exterior; e.g., edifice, utensils, etc.): splendidus (lordly). (The words are found in this connection and order.) splendidus et magnificus: praeclarus (distinguished from the rest or all others of the kind). (The words are found in this connection and order.) magnificus et praeclarus [Vid :, also, SPLENDID.] Very fine! belle! pulchre 2. s. poena pecuniaria (general term, Ulp., Dig., 3, 1, 1, §6): damnum: mulcta or multa (damnum, the fine, as so much loss to him who pays it; multa, as a compensation to the injured person, the payment of which is justly inflicted on the injurer): lis: lis aestimata (the fine which is imposed by the judge, Vid: Herzog, Caes. B.G., 5, 1; Bremi, Nep., Milt., 7, 6): The being condemned to pay a fine, condemnatio pecuniaria (Ulp., Dig., 42, 1, 6): pecunia multaticia: argentum multaticium (the money itself): to impose a fine on anybody, poena pecuniaria (or multa et poena or pecunia) multare aliquem: to condemn anybody to pay a fine, multam alicui dicere (☞ multare irrogare is the demand made by the accuser or tribune of the people, that the accused person should pay such or such a sum): to subject one’s self to a fine, multam committere: not to be able to pay a fine, multam ferre non posse. Fine (= end). Vid: FINALLY. 3. v. To impose a fine [Vid. FINE, substantive]. Refine, Vid: FINEDRAW, consuere: obsuere.