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Honed vs Refined - What's the difference?

honed | refined |

As adjectives the difference between honed and refined

is that honed is made sharp while refined is showing or having good feelings or good taste.

As verbs the difference between honed and refined

is that honed is past tense of hone while refined is past tense of refine.

honed

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Made sharp.
  • Made more accurate or precise.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (hone)

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    refined

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Showing or having good feelings or good taste.
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  • An absence of coarseness.
  • Not vulgar.
  • Without impurities.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (refine)
    • The raw petroleum was refined into kerosene.

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