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- US Pronunciation
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- [bur-nish]
- /ˈbɜr nɪʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bur-nish]
- /ˈbɜr nɪʃ/
Definitions of unburnished word
- verb with object unburnished to polish (a surface) by friction. 1
- verb with object unburnished to make smooth and bright. 1
- verb with object unburnished Engraving. to flatten and enlarge the dots of (a halftone) by rubbing with a tool. 1
- noun unburnished gloss; brightness; luster: the burnish of brass andirons. 1
- adjective unburnished (of metals or metal objects) not burnished 0
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Origin of unburnished
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English burnissh < Anglo-French burniss-, Middle French bruniss- (long stem of burnir, brunir to darken, polish), equivalent to brun- brown + -iss- -ish2
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Parts of speech for Unburnished
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unburnished popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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