1. (n.) The act of refining, or the state of being refined; as, the refinement or metals; refinement of ideas.

2. (n.) That which is refined, elaborated, or polished to excess; an affected subtlety; as, refinements of logic.

Atticism ablation abrasion absoluteness abstraction acculturation accuracy acquired taste appreciation appreciation of differences appreciation of excellence appreciativeness appropriateness artistic judgment attention to detail attention to fact beautification bettering betterment bolting breeding care for truth chasteness chastity choiceness circumstantiality civility civilization civilized taste civilizedness clarification clarifying clarity classicalism classicism cleaning cleansing clearness colature comeliness concentrate concentration connoisseurship conscientiousness correctness courtesy courtliness critical niceness criticality criticalness cultivated taste cultivation culture daintiness decoction deduction delicacy delicate distinction delicateness destructive distillation detail development differentia differential dignity diplomacy directness discernment discriminating taste discriminatingness discrimination discriminativeness disentanglement disinvolvement distillate distillation distinction down downiness ease education edulcoration elaboration elegance elegancy elixir elution elutriation embellishment enculturation enhancement enlightenment erosion essence essentialization evolution exactingness exactitude exactness excellence exquisiteness extract extraction faithfulness fastidiousness faultlessness feel feeling felicitousness felicity fidelity filminess filtering filtration fine palate fine point fine-grainedness fineness finesse finicality finicalness finickiness finickingness finish fittingness flawlessness flow flowing periods fluency fluff fluffiness fussiness fuzz fuzziness genteelness gentility gentlemanlikeness gentlemanliness gentleness good breeding good taste gossameriness grace gracefulness gracility graciosity graciousness hairline improvement infusion judiciousness ladylikeness leaching limpidity literalism literality literalness lixiviation lucidity making distinctions margin mathematical precision maturation meticulousness minuteness minutia narrow margin narrowing naturalness neatness nice distinction niceness niceness of distinction nicety nuance palate particle of difference particularity particularness peach fuzz pellucidity percolation perfection perspicuity plainness point of difference polish politeness politesse preciseness precisianism precision propriety pubescence punctiliousness punctuality purification purifying purity quality quintessence refined discrimination refined palate refining removal restraint riddling right rightness rigidity rigidness rigor rigorousness ripening satin satininess screening scrupulosity scrupulousness seasoning seemliness selectiveness sense sensibility sensitivity separation severity shade of difference sieving sifting silk silkiness simplicity simplification smoothness socialization softness sophistication spirit spiritualization straightforwardness straining streamlining strictness stripping stripping down suaveness suavity subduction sublation sublimation subtle distinction subtlety subtraction