Usage Note
Raffiné describes refined taste, sophisticated manners, or a polished style; the feminine is raffinée. In a culinary context, cuisine raffinée means haute cuisine. The verb raffiner means to refine (oil, sugar), so the adjective carries that sense of something processed to its purest form.
Examples
"Elle avait un goût très raffiné en matière d'art."
Natural Translation
She had very refined taste in art.
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