Definition of refined

• (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste"
• freed from impurities by processing; "refined sugar"; "refined oil"; "to gild refined gold"- Shakespeare
• showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience; "his polished manner"; "maintained an urbane tone in his letters"