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burnish vs refulgence

refulgence vs burnish

burnish and refulgence both are nouns.

burnish is a verb but refulgence is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
burnish Yes No Yes No
refulgence Yes No No No
As nouns, refulgence is a hypernym of burnish; that is, refulgence is a word with a broader meaning than burnish:
  • burnish: the property of being smooth and shiny
  • refulgence: the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
Other hypernyms of burnish include smoothness, effulgence, radiance, radiancy, refulgency, shine.
burnish (noun) refulgence (noun)
the property of being smooth and shiny the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
burnish (verb) refulgence (verb)
polish and make shiny
Difference between burnish and refulgence

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