burnished

Meaning of burnished

verb
  1. To make smooth or shiny by rubbing; to polish; to shine.
    In pottery, a stone is sometimes used to burnish a pot before firing, giving it a smooth, shiny look.
  2. To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large.
  3. (metaphoric) To make appear positive and highly respected.
adjective
  1. Polished, made shiny by rubbing (especially with a burnisher).
  2. Blazing, bright.

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Hyphenation of burnished

bur-nished

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
  • burnished is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

burnished synonyms

Meaning bright:

bright, lustrous, shining, shiny

Meaning :

buff, furbish, polish, shine, wax

Words that rhyme with burnished

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