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Hungarian
Etymology
From Medieval Latin fīnum, neuter of fīnus (“fine”), from fīnis (“end, limit”).[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
finom (comparative finomabb, superlative legfinomabb)
- fine, delicate (made up of particularly small pieces)
- delicious, tasty (having a pleasant or satisfying flavor)
- Synonym: jóízű
- (of taste, manners, character) refined, fine, delicate, gentle, polished
- (of humor, hint, distinction) refined, gentle, tactful, subtle
2015, Imre Szirmai, Ideg-lelés, Budapest: Medicina Könyvkiadó, →ISBN, page 171:Mikszáth Kálmán, az író és kormánypárti parlamenti képviselő 1891-ben leírta a klikkek természetét, ki is figurázta őket. Finom humorba csomagolta a gyanakvást, hogy a klikk valamilyen összeesküvés, ahol komoly dolgok forognak.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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References
- ^ finom in Tótfalusi, István. Magyar etimológiai nagyszótár (’Hungarian Comprehensive Dictionary of Etymology’). Budapest: Arcanum Adatbázis, 2001; Arcanum DVD Könyvtár →ISBN
Further reading
- finom in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN