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Raffinesse

  • [ʁafiˈnɛsə]

Rhymes with ɛsə

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entstanden aus Raffinement und Finesse (letztendlich aus Unwissenheit des „Erfinders“ über deren Bedeutung)

noun Raff. · Raffinesse · Raffinessen

  1. no plural Raffinement Sie planten ihren Coup mit großer Raffinesse.
  2. mit allem praktischen und bequemen Zubehör, mit allen Feinheiten Die Hose ist mit allen möglichen Raffinessen versehen.

In English

  • sophistication cultivated intellectual worldliness; savoir-faire
  • sleight cunning; craft; artful practice
  • ingenuity ability to come up with solutions to difficult problems
  • subtlety quality or act of being subtle
  • finesse skill in handling or manipulation of a situation

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"Raffinesse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/raffinesse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Raffinesse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/de/raffinesse

Chicago

"Raffinesse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/de/raffinesse.

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@misc{raffinesse_2026,
  title = {Raffinesse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/raffinesse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}