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- [pol-isht]
- /ˈpɒl ɪʃt/
- /ˈpɒl.ɪʃt/
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- [pol-isht]
- /ˈpɒl ɪʃt/
Definitions of polished word
- adjective polished made smooth and glossy: a figurine of polished mahogany. 1
- adjective polished naturally smooth and glossy: polished pebbles on the beach. 1
- adjective polished refined, cultured, or elegant: a polished manner. 1
- adjective polished flawless; skillful; excellent: a polished conversationalist. 1
- verb with object polished to make smooth and glossy, especially by rubbing or friction: to polish a brass doorknob. 1
- verb with object polished to render finished, refined, or elegant: His speech needs polishing. 1
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Origin of polished
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
First recorded in 1325-75, polished is from the Middle English word polist. See polish, -ed2
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Parts of speech for Polished
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
polished popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
polished usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for polished
adj polished
- adulatory — If someone makes an adulatory comment about someone, they praise them and show their admiration of them.
- agleam — glowing; gleaming
- aglow — If something is aglow, it is shining and bright with a soft, warm light.
- aristocratic — Aristocratic means belonging to or typical of the aristocracy.
- auroral — of or like the dawn.
adjective polished
- civilised — to bring out of a savage, uneducated, or rude state; make civil; elevate in social and private life; enlighten; refine: Rome civilized the barbarians.
- civilized — If you describe a society as civilized, you mean that it is advanced and has sensible laws and customs.
- consummate — You use consummate to describe someone who is extremely skilful.
- elegant — Pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.
- esthetic — Alternative spelling of aesthetic.
verb polished
- depurated — Simple past tense and past participle of depurate.
- edulcorated — Simple past tense and past participle of edulcorate.
- hackled — Simple past tense and past participle of hackle.
- illumed — Simple past tense and past participle of illume.
- manicured — a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
Antonyms for polished
adj polished
- agrestic — rural; rustic
- barbarous — If you describe something as barbarous, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is rough and uncivilized.
- bearish — On the stock market, if there is a bearish mood, prices are expected to fall. Compare bullish.
- boorish — Boorish behaviour is rough, uneducated, and rude.
- brambly — having or resembling brambles.
adjective polished
- asperous — Rough, rugged, uneven.
- disgracious — Lacking grace; not pleasing; disagreeable.
- junky — of the nature of junk; trashy.
- nodular — of, relating to, or characterized by nodules.
- nonliterate — preliterate.
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