raffinéadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈrafᵻneɪ/, U.S.

/ˌræfnˈeɪ/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French raffiné, raffiner.

Etymology: < French raffiné (adjective) refined, cultured, cultivated (1646 as †rafinez (plural) with reference to a person, a1704 with reference to actions), (noun) person refined in manners or judgement (1646), uses as adjective and noun respectively of past participle of raffiner to refine (see refine v.). Compare refined adj.In quot. 1865 translating German raffiniert (1703; after French). O.E.D. Suppl. (1982) gives the non-naturalized pronunciation (rafine) /rafine/.

A. adj.

Of a person: refined in manners or judgement, cultured, cultivated; (of language, etc.) polished, elegant.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > [adjective]

polisheda1382

dainteousc1386

polite?a1500

delicatea1533

courtly1535

civil1551

court-like1552

well-refined1575

nice1588

perpolite1592

politic1596

soft1599

terse1628

refine1646

refined1650

elegant1652

genteel1678

chastea1797

spirituala1806

aesthetic1844

nicey1859

raffiné1865

nuttish1869

too-tooa1884

sophisticated1895

lavender1928

1865 C. T. Brooks tr. J. P. F. Richter Hesperus II. xxvi. 37 I need nothing..except to let him see the intrigues which the Schleunes family is playing against him; for without me he is not raffiné [Ger. raffiniert] enough for that.

1876 H. James Let. 8 Feb. in R. B. Perry Thought & Char. W. James (1935) I. 366 Touches that are too raffiné, words and phrases that are too striking, or too complete, inspire him with an instinctive méfiance.

1920 D. H. Lawrence Lost Girl i. 10 No French marquis..could have been more elegant and raffiné.

1966 Punch 2 Feb. 173/1 It is through the analyst and the raffiné aristocrat..that we learn of hate-objects.

2004 Washington Post (Nexis) 23 May t15 I think Karen Elizabeth Gordon's several books about grammar and punctuation..offer a more delicious, raffiné wit.

B. n.

A person refined in manners or judgement; (with the and plural agreement) refined people as a class; (with the) that which is refined.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > [noun] > person of refined taste

marmalade eater1614

raffiné1877

1877 H. James American xvii. 300 They call me a raffiné; who knows but that I might discover an unsuspected charm in shop-keeping?

1943 Scrutiny 11 317 He is an older and wiser Tonio Kröger who has broken away from the precious and the raffiné.

1970 New Yorker 23 May 126/3 He has a tendency..to favor his vigorous vulgarians at the expense of his effete raffinés.

1999 N.Y. Times 25 June e32/2 A mischievous mix of the elegant and the bawdy,..the raffish mingle with the raffiné.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	raffiné
释义	raffinéadj.n. Brit. /ˈrafᵻneɪ/, U.S. /ˌræfnˈeɪ/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French raffiné, raffiner. Etymology: < French raffiné (adjective) refined, cultured, cultivated (1646 as †rafinez (plural) with reference to a person, a1704 with reference to actions), (noun) person refined in manners or judgement (1646), uses as adjective and noun respectively of past participle of raffiner to refine (see refine v.). Compare refined adj.In quot. 1865 translating German raffiniert (1703; after French). O.E.D. Suppl. (1982) gives the non-naturalized pronunciation (rafine) /rafine/. A. adj. Of a person: refined in manners or judgement, cultured, cultivated; (of language, etc.) polished, elegant. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > [adjective] polisheda1382 dainteousc1386 polite?a1500 delicatea1533 courtly1535 civil1551 court-like1552 well-refined1575 nice1588 perpolite1592 politic1596 soft1599 terse1628 refine1646 refined1650 elegant1652 genteel1678 chastea1797 spirituala1806 aesthetic1844 nicey1859 raffiné1865 nuttish1869 too-tooa1884 sophisticated1895 lavender1928 1865 C. T. Brooks tr. J. P. F. Richter Hesperus II. xxvi. 37 I need nothing..except to let him see the intrigues which the Schleunes family is playing against him; for without me he is not raffiné [Ger. raffiniert] enough for that. 1876 H. James Let. 8 Feb. in R. B. Perry Thought & Char. W. James (1935) I. 366 Touches that are too raffiné, words and phrases that are too striking, or too complete, inspire him with an instinctive méfiance. 1920 D. H. Lawrence Lost Girl i. 10 No French marquis..could have been more elegant and raffiné. 1966 Punch 2 Feb. 173/1 It is through the analyst and the raffiné aristocrat..that we learn of hate-objects. 2004 Washington Post (Nexis) 23 May t15 I think Karen Elizabeth Gordon's several books about grammar and punctuation..offer a more delicious, raffiné wit. B. n. A person refined in manners or judgement; (with the and plural agreement) refined people as a class; (with the) that which is refined. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > [noun] > person of refined taste marmalade eater1614 raffiné1877 1877 H. James American xvii. 300 They call me a raffiné; who knows but that I might discover an unsuspected charm in shop-keeping? 1943 Scrutiny 11 317 He is an older and wiser Tonio Kröger who has broken away from the precious and the raffiné. 1970 New Yorker 23 May 126/3 He has a tendency..to favor his vigorous vulgarians at the expense of his effete raffinés. 1999 N.Y. Times 25 June e32/2 A mischievous mix of the elegant and the bawdy,..the raffish mingle with the raffiné. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1865
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