burnish vs refulgency
refulgency vs burnishburnish and refulgency both are nouns.
burnish is a verb but refulgency is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| burnish | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| refulgency | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
refulgency is a hypernym of
burnish; that is, refulgency is a
word with a broader meaning than burnish:
- burnish: the property of being smooth and shiny
- refulgency: the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
| burnish (noun) | refulgency (noun) |
|---|---|
| the property of being smooth and shiny | the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light |
| burnish (verb) | refulgency (verb) |
|---|---|
| polish and make shiny |
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