refulgence vs burnish

refulgence and burnish both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

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