HyperDic: burnished

English > 1 sense of the word burnished:
ADJECTIVEallburnished, bright, lustrous, shining, shinymade smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing
burnished > pronunciation
Soundsber'nihsht
Rhymesaccomplished ... varnished: 31 rhymes with ihsht...
English > burnished: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaningmade smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow.
Example "a burnished brass knocker"
Synonymsbright, lustrous, shining, shiny
Broaderpolishedperfected or made shiny and smooth
Spanishbrillante, bruñido, luminoso, lustroso, reluciente
Catalanbrillant, lluent, llustrós

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