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burnish
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of BURNISH
brightness created by light reflected from a surface <after some much-needed polishing, the silver tea set had a brilliant burnish>
Related Words glare, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glow, shimmer; blink, flicker, sparkle, twinkle; illumination, irradiation; iridescence, luminescence; brilliance, luminosity, radiance, radiancy, refulgence; finish, glaze
Near Antonyms dimness, dinginess, dirtiness, drabness, dullness (also dulness), flatness; grayness, paleness; cloudiness, gloom, murkiness, obscureness, obscurity, somberness
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