Burnished — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

polish and make shiny

made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹni/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈɜːnɪʃt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈɜːnɪʃt/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹni/.

Examples

buff the wooden floors
buff my shoes
bright silver candlesticks

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bright shining shiny furbish burnish lustrous buff

Parts of Speech

verb	polish and make shiny “buff the wooden floors”
adjective	made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow “bright silver candlesticks”

Word Forms

buff	noun	an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)
buffer	noun	an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)
burnish	noun	the property of being smooth and shiny
brightness	noun	the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
shine	noun	the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
shininess	noun	the visual property of something that shines with reflected light

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

brüniert

polieren und glänzend machen

🇫🇷French

bruni

polir et rendre brillant

🇪🇸Spanish

bruñido

pulir y hacer brillante

🇮🇹Italian

brunito

lucidare e rendere brillante

🇳🇱Dutch

gepolijst

polijsten en glanzend maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

polido

polir e deixar brilhante

🇷🇺Russian

полированный

отполировать и сделать блестящим

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जला हुआ

पॉलिश करो और चमकदार बनाओ

🇧🇩Bengali

পোড়া

পোলিশ এবং চকচকে করা

🇮🇳Tamil

எரிக்கப்பட்டது

பாலிஷ் மற்றும் பளபளப்பான செய்ய

🇮🇳Telugu

కాలిపోయింది

పాలిష్ చేసి మెరిసేలా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

जळलेला

पॉलिश करा आणि चमकदार बनवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

બળી ગયેલું

પોલિશ કરો અને ચમકદાર બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುಟ್ಟರು

ಹೊಳಪು ಮತ್ತು ಹೊಳೆಯುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കത്തിച്ചു

പോളിഷ് ചെയ്ത് തിളക്കമുള്ളതാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾੜ ਦਿੱਤਾ

ਪਾਲਿਸ਼ ਕਰੋ ਅਤੇ ਚਮਕਦਾਰ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

جل گیا

پالش کریں اور چمکدار بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

抛光的

抛光并使其有光泽

🇯🇵Japanese

磨かれた

磨いてピカピカにする

🇰🇷Korean

윤이 나는

광택을 내고 윤기나게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đánh bóng

đánh bóng và làm sáng bóng

🇹🇭Thai

ขัดเงา

ขัดเงาให้เงางาม

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengilap

memoles dan membuatnya berkilau

🇵🇭Filipino

nasusunog

polish at gawing makintab

🇲🇾Malay

terbakar

menggilap dan membuat berkilat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مصقول

تلميع وجعل لامعة

🇮🇷Persian

درخشان شده است

جلا دادن و براق کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

perdahlı

cilalayın ve parlatın

🇮🇱Hebrew

מבריק

להבריק ולעשות מבריק

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