Burnish — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the property of being smooth and shiny

polish and make shiny

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹni/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈɜːnɪʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈɜːnɪʃ/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹni/.

Examples

buff the wooden floors
buff my shoes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gloss furbish polish glossiness buff

Parts of Speech

noun	the property of being smooth and shiny
verb	polish and make shiny “buff the wooden floors”

Word Forms

polish	verb	make (a surface) shine
gloss	verb	give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing
glossy	adjective	(of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and glossy especially by pressing between rollers
burnish	verb	polish and make shiny
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

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

polieren

die Eigenschaft, glatt und glänzend zu sein

🇫🇷French

polir

la propriété d'être lisse et brillant

🇪🇸Spanish

bruñido

la propiedad de ser suave y brillante

🇮🇹Italian

brunito

la proprietà di essere liscio e lucente

🇳🇱Dutch

polijsten

de eigenschap om glad en glanzend te zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

polimento

a propriedade de ser liso e brilhante

🇷🇺Russian

полировать

свойство быть гладким и блестящим

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पालिश

चिकना और चमकदार होने का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

পোড়া

মসৃণ এবং চকচকে হওয়ার সম্পত্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

எரியும்

மிருதுவாகவும் பளபளப்பாகவும் இருக்கும் பண்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

దహించు

మృదువైన మరియు మెరిసే లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

जळणे

गुळगुळीत आणि चमकदार असण्याचा गुणधर्म

🇮🇳Gujarati

બળી જવું

સરળ અને ચમકદાર હોવાની મિલકત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುಡುವ

ನಯವಾದ ಮತ್ತು ಹೊಳೆಯುವ ಆಸ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കത്തുന്ന

മിനുസമാർന്നതും തിളക്കമുള്ളതുമായ സ്വത്ത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਲਣ

ਨਿਰਵਿਘਨ ਅਤੇ ਚਮਕਦਾਰ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

جلنا

ہموار اور چمکدار ہونے کی خاصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

抛光

光滑有光泽的特性

🇯🇵Japanese

磨く

滑らかで光沢のある性質

🇰🇷Korean

윤기

매끄럽고 윤기가 나는 성질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đánh bóng

đặc tính mịn màng và sáng bóng

🇹🇭Thai

ขัด

คุณสมบัติเรียบเนียนเป็นมันเงา

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengkilapkan

sifat halus dan berkilau

🇵🇭Filipino

maningas

ang ari-arian ng pagiging makinis at makintab

🇲🇾Malay

mengkilap

sifat licin dan berkilat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تلميع

خاصية كونها ناعمة ولامعة

🇮🇷Persian

جلا دادن

خاصیت صاف و براق بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

cilalamak

pürüzsüz ve parlak olma özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַברָקָה

התכונה להיות חלקה ומבריקה

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