The difference between Fine and Good

When used as nouns, fine means fine champagne, whereas good means the forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.

When used as adverbs, fine means expression of (typically) reluctant agreement, whereas good means well.

When used as verbs, fine means to make finer, purer, or cleaner, whereas good means to thrive.

When used as adjectives, fine means of superior quality. being acceptable, adequate, passable, or satisfactory. good-looking, attractive. subtle, delicately balanced. showy, whereas good means acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral.

Good is also interjection with the meaning: that is good.

check bellow for the other definitions of Fine and Good

  1. Fine as an adjective (informal):

    Of superior quality. Being acceptable, adequate, passable, or satisfactory. Good-looking, attractive. Subtle, delicately balanced. Showy; overdecorated. Delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; dexterous.

    Examples:

    "The tree frog that they encountered was truly a fine specimen."

    "Only a really fine wine could fully complement Lucía's hand-made pasta."

    "How are you today? – Fine."

    "Will this one do? It's got a dent in it. – Yeah, it'll be fine, I guess."

    "It's fine with me if you stay out late, so long as you're back by three."

    "That man is so fine that I'd jump into his pants without a moment's hesitation."

    "When a girl says she's "fine," she ain't fine."

  2. Fine as an adjective (of weather):

    Of a particular grade of quality, usually between very good and very fine, and below mint. Sunny and not raining. Consisting of especially minute particulate; made up of particularly small pieces. Particularly slender; especially thin, narrow, or of small girth. Made of slender or thin filaments. Having a (specified) proportion of pure metal in its composition.

    Examples:

    "The small scratch meant that his copy of “X-Men #2” was merely fine when it otherwise would have been “near mint”."

    "Grind it into a fine powder."

    "When she touched the artifact, it collapsed into a heap of fine dust."

    "The threads were so fine that you had to look through a magnifying glass to see them."

    "They protected themselves from the small parasites with a fine wire mesh."

    "coins nine tenths fine'"

  3. Fine as an adjective (cricket):

    Behind the batsman and at a small angle to the line between the wickets.

    Examples:

    "...to nudge it through the covers (or tickle it down to fine leg) for a fournb..."

  4. Fine as an adjective (obsolete):

    Subtle; thin; tenuous.

  1. Fine as an adverb:

    Expression of (typically) reluctant agreement.

  2. Fine as an adverb:

    Well, nicely, in a positive way.

    Examples:

    "Everything worked out fine."

  3. Fine as an adverb (dated, dialect, colloquial):

    Finely; elegantly; delicately.

  4. Fine as an adverb (pool, billiards):

    In a manner so that the driven ball strikes the object ball so far to one side as to be barely deflected, the object ball being driven to one side.

  1. Fine as a noun:

    Fine champagne; French brandy.

  2. Fine as a noun (usually, in the plural):

    Something that is fine; fine particles.

  1. Fine as a verb (transitive):

    To make finer, purer, or cleaner; to purify or clarify.

    Examples:

    "to fine gold"

  2. Fine as a verb (intransitive):

    To become finer, purer, or cleaner.

  3. Fine as a verb:

    To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.

    Examples:

    "to fine the soil"

    "rfquotek L. H. Bailey"

  4. Fine as a verb:

    To change by fine gradations.

    Examples:

    "to fine down a ship's lines, i.e. to diminish her lines gradually"

  5. Fine as a verb (transitive):

    To clarify (wine and beer) by filtration.

  6. Fine as a verb (intransitive, dated):

    To become gradually fine; to diminish; to dwindle (with away, down, or off).

  1. Fine as a noun:

    A fee levied as punishment for breaking the law.

    Examples:

    "The fine for jay-walking has gone from two dollars to thirty in the last fifteen years."

  1. Fine as a verb (transitive):

    To issue a fine as punishment to (someone).

    Examples:

    "She was fined a thousand dollars for littering, but she appealed."

  2. Fine as a verb (intransitive):

    To pay a fine.

  1. Fine as a noun (music):

    The end of a musical composition.

  2. Fine as a noun (music):

    The location in a musical score that indicates the end of the piece, particularly when the piece ends somewhere in the middle of the score due to a section of the music being repeated.

  1. Fine as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):

    To finish; to cease.

  2. Fine as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To cause to cease; to stop.

  1. Fine as a noun (obsolete):

    End; conclusion; termination; extinction.

  2. Fine as a noun:

    A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Spelman"

  3. Fine as a noun (UK, legal):

    A sum of money or price paid for obtaining a benefit, favor, or privilege, as for admission to a copyhold, or for obtaining or renewing a lease.

  1. Good as an adjective (of people):

    Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral. Competent or talented. Able to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit. Satisfied or at ease

    Examples:

    "'good intentions"

    "a good swimmer"

    "Can you lend me fifty dollars? You know I'm good for it."

    "Would you like a glass of water? — I'm good."

    "[Are] you good? — Yeah, I'm fine."

  2. Good as an adjective (of capabilities):

    Useful for a particular purpose; functional. Effective. Real; actual; serious.

    Examples:

    "it’s a good watch;  the flashlight batteries are still good'"

    "a good worker"

    "in good sooth"

  3. Good as an adjective (of properties and qualities):

    # Edible; not stale or rotten. # Having a particularly pleasant taste. #* c. 1430 (reprinted 1888), Thomas Austin, ed., Two Fifteenth-century Cookery-books. Harleian ms. 279 (ab. 1430), & Harl. ms. 4016 (ab. 1450), with Extracts from Ashmole ms. 1429, Laud ms. 553, & Douce ms. 55 [Early English Text Society, Original Series; 91], London: N. Trübner & Co. for the , volume I, OCLC [http://worldcat.org/oclc/374760 374760], page 11: #*: Soupes dorye. — Take gode almaunde mylke caste þher-to Safroun an Salt #* 1962 (quoting 1381 text), & Sherman M. Kuhn, eds., , Ann Arbor, Mich.: , ISBN 978-0-472-01044-8, page 1242: #*: dorrẹ̅, dōrī adj. & n. cook. glazed with a yellow substance; pome(s ~, sopes ~. 1381 Pegge Cook. Recipes page 114: For to make Soupys dorry. Nym onyons Nym wyn toste wyte bred and do yt in dischis, and god Almande mylk. # Being satisfying; meeting dietary requirements. Healthful. Pleasant; enjoyable. Favourable. Beneficial; worthwhile. Adequate; sufficient; not fallacious.

    Examples:

    "The bread is still good."

    "The food was very good."

    "Eat a good dinner so you will be ready for the big game tomorrow."

    "carrots are good for you;  walking is good for you"

    "the music, dancing, and food were very good;  we had a good time"

    "a good omen;  good weather"

    "a good job"

  4. Good as an adjective (colloquial, when with ''[[and]]''):

    Very, extremely.

    Examples:

    "The soup is good and hot."

  5. Good as an adjective:

    Holy .

    Examples:

    "'Good Friday"

  6. Good as an adjective (of quantities):

    Reasonable in amount. Large in amount or size. Full; entire; at least as much as.

    Examples:

    "all in good time"

    "a good while longer;  nowrap a good number of seeds;  nowrap A good part of his day was spent shopping.  nowrap It will be a good while longer until he's done.  nowrap He's had a good amount of troubles, he has."

    "This hill will take a good hour and a half to climb.  The car was a good ten miles away."

  1. Good as an adverb (nonstandard):

    Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.

  1. Good as a noun (uncountable):

    The forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.

  2. Good as a noun (countable):

    A result that is positive in the view of the speaker.

  3. Good as a noun (uncountable):

    The abstract instantiation of goodness; that which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.

    Examples:

    "The best is the enemy of the good."

  4. Good as a noun (countable, usually in plural):

    An item of merchandise.

  1. Good as a verb (intransitive, now, chiefly, _, dialectal):

    To thrive; fatten; prosper; improve.

  2. Good as a verb (transitive, now, chiefly, _, dialectal):

    To make good; turn to good; improve.

  3. Good as a verb (intransitive, now, chiefly, _, dialectal):

    To make improvements or repairs.

  4. Good as a verb (intransitive, now, chiefly, _, dialectal):

    To benefit; gain.

  5. Good as a verb (transitive, now, chiefly, _, dialectal):

    To do good to (someone); benefit; cause to improve or gain.

  6. Good as a verb (transitive, now, chiefly, _, dialectal):

    To satisfy; indulge; gratify.

  7. Good as a verb (reflexive, now, chiefly, _, dialectal):

    To flatter; congratulate oneself; anticipate.

  1. Good as a verb (transitive, now, chiefly, _, dialectal, Scotland):

    To furnish with dung; manure; fatten with manure; fertilise.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Bishop Hall"

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