'Finespun' definitions:
Definition of 'finespun'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense" [syn: finespun, delicate]
adjective
Developed in excessively fine detail; "finespun distinctions" [syn: finespun, hairsplitting]
Definition of 'Finespun'
From: GCIDE
- Finespun \Fine"spun`\, a. Spun so as to be fine; drawn to a fine thread; attenuated; hence, unsubstantial; visionary; as, finespun theories. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'finespun'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- airy,
- attenuate,
- attenuated,
- boyish,
- dainty,
- delicate,
- diaphanous,
- diluted,
- downy,
- ethereal,
- filmy,
- fine,
- fine-drawn,
- fine-grained,
- flimsy,
- fluffy,
- frail,
- fuzzy,
- gauzy,
- girlish,
- gossamer,
- gossamery,
- gracile,
- hairline,
- hairsplitting,
- insubstantial,
- lacy,
- light,
- misty,
- nice,
- papery,
- pubescent,
- rare,
- rarefied,
- refined,
- satin,
- satiny,
- silky,
- slender,
- slenderish,
- slight,
- slight-made,
- slim,
- slimmish,
- slinky,
- small,
- smooth,
- subtle,
- svelte,
- sylphlike,
- tenuous,
- thin,
- thin-bodied,
- thin-set,
- thin-spun,
- thinnish,
- threadlike,
- vague,
- velutinous,
- velvety,
- wasp-waisted,
- watered,
- watered-down,
- watery,
- weak,
- willowy,
- wiredrawn,
- wispy