adj
Meaning 1
spun into a fine thread
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
finespun
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adj
Meaning 2
delicate and subtle, with fine detail
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
developed in excessively fine detail
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- finespun distinctions
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hairsplitting
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: delicate
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From fine + spun.