Varnish — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface

cover with varnish

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈɑːɹnɪʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈɑːnɪʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈɑːnɪʃ/

2 syllables Say it as /vˈɑːɹnɪʃ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

seal

Parts of Speech

noun	a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface
verb	cover with varnish

Word Forms

varnish	verb	cover with varnish
varnisher	noun	someone who applies a finishing coat of varnish
varnish	noun	a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface
seal	noun	a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture
sealant	noun	a kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface)
sealer	noun	a kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface)
sealing	noun	the act of treating something to make it repel water

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Lack

Eine Beschichtung, die einer Oberfläche ein hartes, glänzendes und transparentes Finish verleiht

🇫🇷French

vernis

un revêtement qui donne une finition dure, brillante et transparente à une surface

🇪🇸Spanish

barniz

Recubrimiento que proporciona un acabado duro, brillante y transparente a una superficie.

🇮🇹Italian

vernice

un rivestimento che fornisce una finitura dura, lucida e trasparente a una superficie

🇳🇱Dutch

vernis

een coating die een harde, glanzende, transparante afwerking aan een oppervlak geeft

🇵🇹Portuguese

verniz

um revestimento que fornece um acabamento duro, brilhante e transparente a uma superfície

🇷🇺Russian

лак

покрытие, которое придает поверхности твердую, блестящую и прозрачную отделку.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वार्निश

एक कोटिंग जो किसी सतह को कठोर, चमकदार, पारदर्शी फिनिश प्रदान करती है

🇧🇩Bengali

বার্নিশ

একটি আবরণ যা একটি পৃষ্ঠকে শক্ত, উজ্জ্বল, স্বচ্ছ ফিনিস প্রদান করে

🇮🇳Tamil

வார்னிஷ்

ஒரு மேற்பரப்புக்கு கடினமான, பளபளப்பான, வெளிப்படையான பூச்சு வழங்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

వార్నిష్

ఉపరితలంపై గట్టి, మెరిసే, పారదర్శక ముగింపుని అందించే పూత

🇮🇳Marathi

वार्निश

एक कोटिंग जे पृष्ठभागावर कठोर, चमकदार, पारदर्शक फिनिश प्रदान करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

વાર્નિશ

એક કોટિંગ જે સપાટીને સખત, ચમકદાર, પારદર્શક પૂર્ણાહુતિ પ્રદાન કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಾರ್ನಿಷ್

ಮೇಲ್ಮೈಗೆ ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾದ, ಹೊಳಪಿನ, ಪಾರದರ್ಶಕ ಮುಕ್ತಾಯವನ್ನು ಒದಗಿಸುವ ಲೇಪನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വാർണിഷ്

ഒരു ഉപരിതലത്തിന് കഠിനവും തിളക്കമുള്ളതും സുതാര്യവുമായ ഫിനിഷ് നൽകുന്ന ഒരു കോട്ടിംഗ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਾਰਨਿਸ਼

ਇੱਕ ਕੋਟਿੰਗ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਸਤਹ ਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ ਸਖ਼ਤ, ਚਮਕਦਾਰ, ਪਾਰਦਰਸ਼ੀ ਫਿਨਿਸ਼ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

وارنش

ایک کوٹنگ جو سطح کو سخت، چمکدار، شفاف تکمیل فراہم کرتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

漆

一种为表面提供坚硬、有光泽、透明饰面的涂层

🇯🇵Japanese

ワニス

表面に硬く、光沢があり、透明な仕上げを施すコーティング

🇰🇷Korean

광택

표면에 단단하고 광택이 나며 투명한 마감을 제공하는 코팅

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sơn bóng

một lớp phủ mang lại bề mặt cứng, bóng, trong suốt cho bề mặt

🇹🇭Thai

วานิช

การเคลือบที่ให้พื้นผิวแข็ง เงางาม และโปร่งใส

🇮🇩Indonesian

pernis

lapisan yang memberikan hasil akhir yang keras, berkilau, dan transparan pada permukaan

🇵🇭Filipino

barnisan

isang patong na nagbibigay ng matigas, makintab, transparent na pagtatapos sa isang ibabaw

🇲🇾Malay

varnis

salutan yang memberikan kemasan yang keras, berkilat, telus pada permukaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ورنيش

طلاء يوفر لمسة نهائية صلبة ولامعة وشفافة للسطح

🇮🇷Persian

لاک زدن

پوششی که پوششی سخت، براق و شفاف را برای سطح فراهم می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

vernik

yüzeye sert, parlak ve şeffaf bir görünüm sağlayan bir kaplama

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַכָּה

ציפוי המספק גימור קשיח, מבריק ושקוף למשטח

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The primary meaning of 'varnish' is 'a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface'.

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