Meaning of "refined"

refined •

adj.
• • 1. free from impurities: malinis at pino, repinado, dalisay
  • 2. free from coarseness, vulgarity, etc., well-bred: pino, mabini, mahinhin, disente

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elegant

adj.
• • showing good taste, refined: makisig, mabikas, magilas, maringal, elegante

gentle

adj.
• • 1. not rough: marahan, mahinay, mayumi
  • 2. refined, polite: mahinhin, mabini, magalang, maginoo
  • 3. kindly, friendly: mabait, magiliw
  • 4. soft and low: marahan, malumay

polite

adj.
• • 1. behaving properly, having or showing good manners: may magandang asal, magalang, mapitagan
  • 2. refined, elegant: marangal, matino

polish

v.
• • 1. to make smooth and shiny: magpakintab, pakintabin, magbuli, bulihin
  • 2. to polish the floor with coconut husk: magbunot, bunutin
  • 3. to become smooth and shiny, take on polish: kumintab, mabuli
  • 4. to make elegant or refined (in manner): pinuhan

n.
• • 1. polished condition: kintab, kakintaban
  • 2. a substance used to give smoothness or shine: pakintab, pampakintab, sebo, biton
  • 3. refinement (in manners): kagandahang-asal

sentiment

n.
• • 1. a mixture of thought and feeling: damdamin
  • 2. feeling, esp. refined or tender feeling: damdamin, pagkaunawa
  • 3. personal opinion: kuru-kuro, palagay, opinyon

repinado

adj.
• • refined

galang

adj.
• • magalang (ma-) polite, courteous, refined in manner, respectful gumalang. Magalang si Maria sa kanyang mga magulang. Maria is respectful to her parents.

v.
• • gumalang (-um-) to respect, to treat with reverence. Matuto kang gumalang sa matatanda. You should learn how to respect older people.

pulido

adj.
• • polished, refined, polite, neat

hinhin

adj.
• • mahinhin (ma-) modest, refined