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7 Mar 2021
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What is the difference between finest and best ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between finest and best ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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- English (US)
Finest usually means the quality of a product, while best is more general.
âThis is the finest chocolate youâll find in America!â and âThis is the best chocolate youâll find in America!â are both correct.
âI got the best test grade in the classâ is correct, but âI got the finest test grade in the classâ is not correct.
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- Spanish (Spain)
@miniongrin so can I say.
*the finest food is in this restaurant.
*the finesse of this restaurant makes me feel that I'm rich but I'm not.
*the finest food is in this restaurant.
*the finesse of this restaurant makes me feel that I'm rich but I'm not.
- English (US)
Yes, except in the second sentence the word you mean is âfineness,â âfinesseâ is a different word. And I might say âThe quality of this restaurant...â which would sound more natural.
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- Spanish (Spain)
- English (US)
@HDGD
Fineness means the state of being fine:
âThe fineness of the clothes made them worth the expense.â
Finesse means doing sometime well, gracefully, or easily:
âHer finesse on the dance floor would make an Olympic gymnast jealous.â
âThe boat glided through the water with finesse.â
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- English (US)
@HDGD right. Fineness is related to finest, but not the same, and finesse is a completely different word with a different meaning.
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- Spanish (Spain)
@miniongrin so can I say.
*the fineness in this car is the best.
*the finesse he plays the piano will make him win.
*this is the finest house I've ever seen.
*the fineness in this car is the best.
*the finesse he plays the piano will make him win.
*this is the finest house I've ever seen.
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- English (US)
@HDGD For the first sentence, if youâre just looking around a house and see how fine it is, the sentence would be âThe fineness is something that I always notice in a house.â If youâre looking at a house to decide how nice it is, you are looking âforâ the fineness, and it would be â...always look for in a house.â âLook in houseâ wouldnât work for either meaning.
I said âlevelâ in the first sentence because âfinenessâ is an uncommon and sort of strange word. You use it when you are talking about how high quality it is, or the âlevelâ of quality. You donât have to say âlevel of finenessâ instead of âfinenessâ but sometimes it makes the sentence sound more natural.
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- English (US)
@HDGD For the third sentence, âfinesseâ is also an uncommon and strange word. It it an adjective to describe doing something gracefully, but itâs more about the person doing it. The person has the finesse. Saying âthe most finesse wayâ does not make sense, but asking someone to do something âwith finesseâ makes sense. Since the person has the finesse, I added âyourâ to the sentence, and then added âusualâ because it makes it sound more natural. You are asking someone to do something well and gracefully because they have done it before, so it is usual. If they have not done something well (with finesse) before, you do not know if the person has finesse, so that isnât the word you would use.
So, âdo this work with your usual finesse.â
Sorry for the long explanation, finesse is a strange word. I hope this makes sense!
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- Spanish (Spain)
@miniongrin is because I'm getting confused because the three words look a like..
so fineness is to describe situations right?
finest is the same as saying the best right?
and finesse is to describe how good is something am I right?
I'm sorry for going back to the samething but I couldn't understand ur explanation let me know if I'm right?
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so fineness is to describe situations right?
finest is the same as saying the best right?
and finesse is to describe how good is something am I right?
I'm sorry for going back to the samething but I couldn't understand ur explanation let me know if I'm right?
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- English (US)
They do look very similar! You have the meanings right, itâs just that âfinenessâ and âfinesseâ are uncommon and sometimes difficult words to use in actual sentences. âFinestâ is the most common of the words, and you can use it the same way you use âbestâ.
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- Spanish (Spain)
@miniongrin for example u didn't tell me if the conclusion that I gave you in my last comment was correct.. is it correct?
- English (US)
I think your last comment was cut off, did it start âand fiâ?
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- English (US)
And there are grammatical rules for each of them, Iâm just not sure how to describe them well. Sometimes something sounds natural and Iâm not totally sure why.
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- Spanish (Spain)
@miniongrin ok this is the conclusion let. me know if I'm right just to clear my doubts
so fineness is to describe situations right?
finest is the same as saying the best right?
and finesse is to describe how good is something am I right?
so fineness is to describe situations right?
finest is the same as saying the best right?
and finesse is to describe how good is something am I right?
- English (US)
Yes, those are right! If you want some extra notes that might be helpful/more specific (not necessary though):
Fineness is used to describe objects as well as situations: âthe fineness of the chocolate is impressive.â
Youâre 100% right on how to use finest.
And finesse is used to describe how good you are at something, but specifically describes how gracefully you can do something, so itâs often used to talk about sports or other physical skills.
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