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enamelled

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /ɪˈnæm.əl/
    • /ɪˈnæm.əl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ɪˈnæm.əl/

Definitions of enamelled word

  • noun enamelled (British) Simple past tense and past participle of enamel. 1
  • adjective enamelled An enamelled object is decorated or covered with enamel. 0
  • adjective enamelled covered with enamel 0
  • adjective enamelled decorated with enamel 0
  • verb enamelled (Britain) simple past tense and past participle of enamel. 0

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Parts of speech for Enamelled

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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enamelled popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

enamelled usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for enamelled

adjective enamelled

  • burnished — You can describe something as burnished when it is bright or smooth.
  • glassy — resembling glass, as in transparency or smoothness.
  • lustrous — having luster; shining; luminous: lustrous eyes.
  • shiny — bright or glossy in appearance.
  • translucent — permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.

verb enamelled

  • cover — If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
  • glaze — to furnish or fill with glass: to glaze a window.
  • laminate — to separate or split into thin layers.
  • paint — a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
  • smear — to spread or daub (an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance) on or over something: to smear butter on bread.

Antonyms for enamelled

adjective enamelled

  • dark — When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example because it is night.
  • dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
  • rough — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
  • unglazed — having a surface covered with a glaze; lustrous; smooth; glassy.

verb enamelled

  • strip — to cut, tear, or form into strips.
  • reveal — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
  • uncover — to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
  • whiten — Make or become white.
  • lighten — to become less severe, stringent, or harsh; ease up: Border inspections have lightened recently.

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