The meaning of Finest

adjective

Arousing or deserving respect and approval.

Usage examples:

He has one admirable quality—he is totally honest

adjective

Deserving respect or approval

Usage examples:

I think you showed admirable tact/restraint/self-control in your answer., the police did an admirab…

adjective

Pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically.

Usage examples:

Beautiful poetry

adjective

Having an attractive quality that gives pleasure to those who experience it or think about it

Usage examples:

I thought she was the most beautiful woman i’d ever seen., the scenery around here is beautiful., w…

adjective

Very attractive

Usage examples:

A beautiful woman, breathtakingly beautiful scenery, she was wearing a beautiful dress.

noun

An act of choosing between two or more possibilities.

Usage examples:

The choice between good and evil

adjective

(especially of food) of very good quality.

Usage examples:

He picked some choice early plums

noun

An act of choosing; a decision

Usage examples:

[ c ] a difficult/easy choice, [ c ] when you’re trying to cut the budget deficit, you’ve got to ma…

adjective

Full of or covered in cobwebs (= nets of sticky threads made by spiders for catching insects)

Usage examples:

Holes in the floors reveal the dark, cobwebby basement below., the inside of the castle, cavernous …

adjective

Very fine in texture or structure; of intricate workmanship or quality.

Usage examples:

A delicate lace shawl

noun

A delicate fabric or garment.

Usage examples:

The delicates cycle of a washing machine

adjective

Needing careful treatment, esp. because easily damaged

Usage examples:

A delicate flower, delicate jewelry, the negotiations have reached a delicate stage., it’s a delica…

adjective

(especially of fabric) light, delicate, and translucent.

Usage examples:

A diaphanous dress of pale gold

adjective

A diaphanous substance, especially cloth, is so delicate and thin that you can see through it

Usage examples:

A diaphanous silk veil

adjective

Extremely good; outstanding.

Usage examples:

The lorry was in excellent condition

exclamation

Used to indicate approval or pleasure.

Usage examples:

‘what a lovely idea! excellent!’

adjective

Extremely good

Usage examples:

The car is in excellent condition., the school is known for its excellence.

adjective

Unusual; not typical.

Usage examples:

Late claims will only be accepted in exceptional circumstances

noun

An item in a company's accounts arising from its normal activity but much larger or smaller than usual.

Usage examples:

This drop in operating profit caused pre-tax profit before accounting for exceptionals to fall from…

adjective

Not like most others of the same type; unusual

Usage examples:

This is an exceptional contract, guaranteeing no layoffs., davis has done an exceptional job of rep…

adjective

Extremely beautiful and delicate.

Usage examples:

Exquisite, jewel-like portraits

noun

A man who is affectedly concerned with his clothes and appearance; a dandy.

Usage examples:

Using brightly coloured, almost grotesque distortion of an individual's salient features, he target…

adjective

Of extreme beauty

adjective

Having, covered with, or resembling feathers.

Usage examples:

Wisps of feathery blonde hair

adjective

Soft or delicate, or made of many very small and delicate pieces

Usage examples:

Feathery clouds/foliage/leaves, feathery blond hair

adjective

(especially of fabric) thin and translucent.

Usage examples:

Filmy white voile

adjective

Very thin and often transparent

Usage examples:

Filmy material, a filmy dress

noun

The best group or class, esp. the most expensive seats on a plane or a train

Usage examples:

I upgraded my plane ticket to first class from tourist class., a first-class education, the price o…

adjective

Of excellent quality

Usage examples:

The work that she did on the project was first class., he really is pre-eminent in the field and ha…

adjective

Extremely good

Usage examples:

A first-rate performance

adjective

Of the highest quality

Usage examples:

The country's universities are first-rate., we were very impressed with what glasgow has to offer a…

adjective

Insubstantial and easily damaged.

Usage examples:

A flimsy barrier

noun

A document, especially a copy, made on very thin paper.

Usage examples:

Credit-card flimsies

adjective

(of material) very thin, or (of a structure or object) badly made and weak, and therefore easily broken or destroyed

Usage examples:

A flimsy dress, a flimsy building, they convicted the defendant on very flimsy evidence.

adjective

(especially of a woman's garment or a fabric) light and flimsy.

Usage examples:

Elegant floaty dresses

noun

An inflatable object on which a person may sit or recline while floating in water.

Usage examples:

She plopped down on a pool floatie

adjective

A floaty material is very light and moves in the air

Usage examples:

Floaty dresses, at age three, he ripped off his floaties and jumped into the deep end., there's onl…

adjective

(of a person's hair) fine and difficult to control.

Usage examples:

The gel is designed to smooth down flyaway hair

noun

A fine strand of hair that sticks out or does not lie smoothly against the rest of the hair; a stray hair.

Usage examples:

Pin the ends and any flyaways into place

adjective

Flyaway hair is soft, light, and difficult to keep in place.

adjective

Resembling gauze; thin and translucent.

Usage examples:

A gauzy dress

noun

A fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spiders, seen especially in autumn.

Usage examples:

So i made a classic cross-hair from spider's gossamer and used it to pinpoint a cell in the area i …

noun

The very thin thread that spiders produce to make webs

Usage examples:

Gossamer wings, a gossamer veil

adjective

Of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above average.

Usage examples:

The article was of great interest

noun

An important or distinguished person.

Usage examples:

The beatles, bob dylan, all the greats

adverb

Another term for literae humaniores.

adjective

Lacking strength and solidity.

Usage examples:

The huts are relatively few and insubstantial

adjective

Of little value or importance, or not being strong, solid, or large

Usage examples:

He was popular during the early part of the 20th century, but today his work seems dated and insubs…

noun

The natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.

Usage examples:

The light of the sun

verb

Provide with light or lighting; illuminate.

Usage examples:

The room was lit by a number of small lamps

adjective

Having a considerable or sufficient amount of natural light; not dark.

Usage examples:

The bedrooms are light and airy

noun

A weight in boxing and other sports intermediate between featherweight and welterweight. in the amateur boxing scale it ranges from 57 to 60 kg.

Usage examples:

Henry armstrong held world titles at featherweight, lightweight and welterweight simultaneously and…

adjective

Of thin material or build and weighing less than average.

Usage examples:

A lightweight grey suit

adjective

(esp. of clothes) weighing little and therefore not warm

Usage examples:

A lightweight jacket, the movie was a lightweight comedy.

adjective

Extremely beautiful, elaborate, or impressive.

Usage examples:

A dramatic landscape of magnificent mountains

adjective

Exceptionally good.

Usage examples:

The team's outstanding performance

Of major significance or importance

adjective

Of first importance; main.

Usage examples:

A nurse's prime concern is the well-being of the patient

noun

The state or time of greatest vigour or success in a person's life.

Usage examples:

You're in the prime of life

verb

Make (something) ready for use or action.

Usage examples:

He grabbed a gun from a nearby wall and primed it

noun

The standard of something as measured against other things of a similar kind; the degree of excellence of something.

Usage examples:

An improvement in product quality

adjective

Of good quality; excellent.

Usage examples:

He's a quality player

noun

The degree of excellence of something, often a high degree of it

Usage examples:

Our company guarantees the quality of our merchandise., the fabric was of the highest quality., we’…

verb

Carefully choose as being the best or most suitable.

Usage examples:

Children must select their gcse subjects

adjective

(of a group of people or things) carefully chosen from a larger number as being the best or most valuable.

Usage examples:

He joined his select team of young intelligence operatives

verb

Pick out or choose from a number of alternatives

adjective

Nothing other than; unmitigated (used for emphasis).

Usage examples:

She giggled with sheer delight

adverb

Perpendicularly.

Usage examples:

The ridge fell sheer, in steep crags

noun

A very fine or diaphanous fabric or article.

Usage examples:

I put up the new curtains and sheers

adjective

Shining with a soft, slightly wavering light.

Usage examples:

The shimmering waters of lake como

verb

Shine with a soft, slightly wavering light.

Usage examples:

The sea shimmered in the sunlight

adjective

Reflecting a gentle light that seems to move slightly

Usage examples:

We drove across the desert, through the shimmering heat haze., a shimmering new production of "a mi…

adjective

Of or resembling silk, especially in being soft, fine, and lustrous.

Usage examples:

The fur felt silky and soft

adjective

Made of silk, or soft and smooth like silk

Usage examples:

A silky nightgown, silky fabrics

adjective

Magnificent; very impressive.

Usage examples:

A splendid view of windsor castle

adjective

Extremely good, large, or important

Usage examples:

Our splendid weather ended with a terrible storm., the splendid old opera house was torn down.

adjective

Of very great excellence or beauty.

Usage examples:

Mozart's sublime piano concertos

verb

(of a solid substance) change directly into vapour when heated, typically forming a solid deposit again on cooling.

Usage examples:

The ice sublimed away, leaving the books dry and undamaged

adjective

Extremely good, beautiful, or enjoyable, and therefore satisfying

Usage examples:

Sublime food/scenery

adjective

Very good; excellent.

Usage examples:

A superb performance

adjective

Higher in rank, status, or quality.

Usage examples:

A superior officer

noun

A person superior to another in rank or status, especially a colleague in a higher position.

Usage examples:

Obeying their superiors' orders

adjective

Better than average, or better than others of the same type

Usage examples:

They were clearly the superior team., some people think acoustic recordings are superior to digital…

adjective

Highest in rank or authority.

Usage examples:

A unified force with a supreme commander

noun

A rich cream sauce.

Usage examples:

Chicken supreme

adjective

At the highest level

Usage examples:

The dictionary was called the supreme authority on all matters relating to the language., he was su…

adjective

With opposite surfaces or sides that are close or relatively close together.

Usage examples:

Thin slices of bread

adverb

With little thickness or depth.

Usage examples:

Cut the ham as thin as possible

verb

Make or become less dense, crowded, or numerous.

Usage examples:

The remorseless fire of archers thinned their ranks

adjective

Consisting of extremely fine (= small or thin) pieces or drops

Usage examples:

People may develop heart disease when they are exposed to ultra-fine particles that are common poll…

adjective

Very delicate and thin

Usage examples:

The ultra-fine wool from the flock is used to make a line of high-end clothing., it's time to swap …

adjective

(of hair, threads, smoke, etc.) fine; feathery.

Usage examples:

The sky was blue with a few wispy clouds

adjective

In the form of a wisp or wisps

Usage examples:

A wispy cloud/fringe, wispy hair

adjective

Inspiring delight, pleasure, or admiration; extremely good; marvellous.

Usage examples:

They all think she's wonderful

adjective

Extremely good

Usage examples:

Becoming a father was the most wonderful experience of my life., i took a vacation and feel wonderf…