Synonyms for patina
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : pat-n-uh, puh-tee-nuh |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpæt n ə, pəˈti nə |
Top 10 synonyms for patina Other synonyms for the word patina
- beauty
- bloom
- buff
- burnish
- cultivation
- culture
- dusting
- elaboration
- encrustation
- film
- finish
- flash
- furbish
- glance
- glare
- glint
- grace
- grain
- lacquer
- lambency
- lamination
- light
- luminosity
- luster
- membrane
- patina
- perfection
- polish
- put on a finish
- radiance
- refinement
- rub
- sheen
- sheet
- shimmer
- shine
- shininess
- show
- skin
- smooth
- smoothness
- sparkle
- surface
- texture
- varnish
- veneer
- wax
Définition of patina
Origin :- "greenish film on old bronze," 1748, from French patine (18c.), from Italian patina, perhaps from Latin patina "dish, pan" (see pan (n.)), on the notion of encrustation on ancient bronze dishes. Sense of "refinement, cultural sophistication" first recorded 1933.
- As in sheen : noun brightness, shine
- As in shine : noun brightness; polish
- As in coating : noun covering
- As in finish : noun coating; perfecting
- As in glaze : noun varnish, lacquer
- As in burnish : verb polish, brighten
- Soon it would acquire a patina and become part of the jungle.
- Extract from : « When the Owl Cries » by Paul Bartlett
- Patina is a most fascinating subject, once you get thoroughly into it.
- Extract from : « The Abandoned Farmers » by Irvin S. Cobb
- In fact among friends I am now getting to be known as the Patina Kid.
- Extract from : « The Abandoned Farmers » by Irvin S. Cobb
- The percentage of lead in the patina has also slightly increased.
- Extract from : « The Preservation of Antiquities » by Friedrich Rathgen
- If there is a tone or patina, that should be pure and uniform.
- Extract from : « The Confessions of a Collector » by William Carew Hazlitt
- Any one can see that, in spite of the patina that's formed over the metal.
- Extract from : « Darkness and Dawn » by George Allan England
- It is putting on the patina, which gives the pieces their real style.
- Extract from : « The Song of Songs » by Hermann Sudermann
- Her voice held the patina of those to the manor born, and not to be gainsaid.
- Extract from : « Frigid Fracas » by Dallas McCord Reynolds
- Several Americans have been known to go through the University retaining the Massachusetts patina.
- Extract from : « Masques & Phases » by Robert Ross
- Bibra himself examined the patina of several bronzes and found it to consist mainly of sulphate and carbonate of copper.
- Extract from : « The Preservation of Antiquities » by Friedrich Rathgen
Antonyms for patina
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