effulgence vs burnish

effulgence and burnish both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
effulgence	Yes	No	No	No
burnish	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, burnish is a hyponym of effulgence; that is, burnish is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than effulgence:

Other hyponyms of effulgence include gleam, gleaming, glow, lambency, luster, lustre, sheen, shininess, gloss, glossiness, polish.

effulgence (noun)	burnish (noun)
the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light	the property of being smooth and shiny

effulgence (verb)	burnish (verb)
	polish and make shiny