Unpolished — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing

lacking social polish

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnpˈɑːlɪʃt/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnpˈɒlɪʃt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnpˈɒlɪʃt/

4 syllables Say it as /ʌnpˈɑːlɪʃt/.

Examples

dull unpolished shoes
too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate
their excellent manners always made me feel gauche

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gauche graceless

Antonyms

polished

Parts of Speech

adjective	not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing “dull unpolished shoes”
adjective	lacking social polish “too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate”

Word Forms

gaucheness	noun	an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement
gracelessness	noun	the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ungeschliffen

nicht sorgfältig nachbearbeitet oder perfektioniert oder durch Polieren geglättet

🇫🇷French

non poli

non soigneusement retravaillé, perfectionné ou rendu lisse par polissage

🇪🇸Spanish

sin pulir

no reelaborado ni perfeccionado ni alisado mediante pulido

🇮🇹Italian

non lucidato

non accuratamente rielaborato o perfezionato o reso liscio mediante lucidatura

🇳🇱Dutch

ongepolijst

niet zorgvuldig bewerkt of geperfectioneerd of glad gemaakt door polijsten

🇵🇹Portuguese

não polido

não cuidadosamente retrabalhado ou aperfeiçoado ou suavizado por polimento

🇷🇺Russian

неполированный

не обработанный тщательно, не усовершенствованный и не сглаженный полировкой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बिना पॉलिश किया हुआ

सावधानीपूर्वक दोबारा काम नहीं किया गया या परिष्कृत नहीं किया गया या पॉलिश करके चिकना नहीं किया गया

🇧🇩Bengali

পালিশ করা

যত্ন সহকারে পুনরায় কাজ করা বা নিখুঁত বা পলিশিং দ্বারা মসৃণ করা হয়নি

🇮🇳Tamil

மெருகூட்டப்படாத

கவனமாக மறுவேலை செய்யப்படவில்லை அல்லது முழுமையாக்கப்படவில்லை அல்லது மெருகூட்டுவதன் மூலம் மென்மையாக்கப்படவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

పాలిష్ చేయని

జాగ్రత్తగా పునర్నిర్మించడం లేదా పరిపూర్ణం చేయడం లేదా సానపెట్టడం ద్వారా సున్నితంగా చేయడం లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

पॉलिश न केलेले

काळजीपूर्वक पुन्हा काम केले नाही किंवा पूर्ण केले नाही किंवा पॉलिश करून गुळगुळीत केले नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

પોલિશ વગરનું

કાળજીપૂર્વક ફરીથી કામ કર્યું નથી અથવા સંપૂર્ણ અથવા પોલિશ કરીને સરળ બનાવ્યું નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಾಲಿಶ್ ಮಾಡದ

ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಪುನರ್ನಿರ್ಮಾಣ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿಲ್ಲ ಅಥವಾ ಪರಿಪೂರ್ಣಗೊಳಿಸಲಾಗಿಲ್ಲ ಅಥವಾ ಹೊಳಪು ಮಾಡುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಸುಗಮಗೊಳಿಸಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മിനുക്കാത്തത്

ശ്രദ്ധാപൂർവം പുനർനിർമ്മിക്കുകയോ പൂർത്തീകരിക്കുകയോ മിനുക്കി മിനുസപ്പെടുത്തുകയോ ചെയ്തിട്ടില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨਪੌਲਿਸ਼ਡ

ਧਿਆਨ ਨਾਲ ਦੁਬਾਰਾ ਕੰਮ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਪੂਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਪਾਲਿਸ਼ ਕਰਕੇ ਨਿਰਵਿਘਨ ਨਹੀਂ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر پالش

احتیاط سے دوبارہ کام یا مکمل یا پالش کرکے ہموار نہیں کیا گیا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

未打磨的

没有经过仔细的返工、完善或抛光使其光滑

🇯🇵Japanese

磨かれていない

慎重に再加工されたり、完璧に仕上げられたり、研磨によって滑らかになったりしていない

🇰🇷Korean

닦지 않은

신중하게 재작업하거나 완벽하게 처리하거나 연마하여 매끄럽게 만들지 않았습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chưa được đánh bóng

không được làm lại hoặc hoàn thiện một cách cẩn thận hoặc làm mịn bằng cách đánh bóng

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ขัดเงา

ไม่ได้ทำใหม่อย่างระมัดระวังหรือทำให้สมบูรณ์หรือทำให้เรียบโดยการขัดเงา

🇮🇩Indonesian

kasar

tidak dikerjakan ulang atau disempurnakan secara hati-hati atau dibuat halus dengan memoles

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi pinakintab

hindi maingat na reworked o perfected o ginawa makinis sa pamamagitan ng buli

🇲🇾Malay

tidak digilap

tidak dikerjakan semula dengan teliti atau disempurnakan atau dibuat licin dengan menggilap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير مصقول

لم يتم إعادة صياغتها أو تحسينها بعناية أو جعلها ناعمة عن طريق التلميع

🇮🇷Persian

صیقلی نشده

با دقت دوباره کار نشده یا کامل نشده یا با پرداخت صاف نشده است

🇹🇷Turkish

cilasız

dikkatlice yeniden işlenmemiş, mükemmelleştirilmemiş veya cilalanarak pürüzsüz hale getirilmemiştir

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא מלוטש

לא עובד מחדש בקפידה או משוכלל או נעשה חלק על ידי ליטוש

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The primary meaning of 'unpolished' is 'not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing'.

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