Antonyms for polish
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : pol-ish |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɒl ɪʃ |
Definition of polish
Origin :- early 14c., polischen "make smooth," from Old French poliss-, present participle stem of polir (12c.) "to polish, decorate, see to one's appearance," from Latin polire "to polish, make smooth; decorate, embellish;" figuratively "refine, improve," said to be from Proto-Indo-European *pel- "to thrust, strike, drive" (via the notion of fulling cloth). The sense of "free from coarseness, to refine" first recorded in English mid-14c. Related: Polished; polishing. Slang polish off "finish" is 1837, from notion of applying a coat of polish being the final step in a piece of work.
- noun shine, brightness
- noun cultivated look, performance
- verb shine, buff
- verb improve performance, look
- Just what I have said we must do for the polish of our style.
- Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
- Now to the practical: what are we to do for the polish of our manners?
- Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
- Let us then take the fuller meaning of polish, and see how it will apply to style.
- Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
- We ended by waltzing, first in the Polish, and afterwards in the Parisian manner.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- A Polish chap in the studio said something about it yesterday.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- I saw a Polish docker knocked on the head by the end of a heavy chain that broke.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- There goes a Polish Count who is one of the greatest gamblers in Christendom.
- Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
- There was drinking in the Polish fashion, and he tried to be let off.
- Extract from : « The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete » by Duc de Saint-Simon
- Fandor-Vinson began to undress: the priest continued to polish his nails.
- Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
- You will polish him up for me and make him conversant with everything.
- Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
Synonyms for polish
- amend
- better
- breeding
- brighten
- brilliance
- brush up
- burnish
- class
- clean
- correct
- cultivate
- cultivation
- culture
- elegance
- emend
- enhance
- finesse
- finish
- furbish
- glaze
- glint
- gloss
- grace
- luster
- make improvement
- mature
- mend
- perfect
- politesse
- refine
- refinement
- round
- rub
- scour
- scrub
- sheen
- sleek
- slick
- smooth
- smoothness
- sparkle
- style
- suavity
- touch up
- urbanity
- varnish
- veneer
- wax
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