What does Polished mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. polishedadjective

    perfected or made shiny and smooth

    "his polished prose"; "in a freshly ironed dress and polished shoes"; "freshly polished silver"

  2. polished, refined, svelte, urbaneadjective

    showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience

    "his polished manner"; "maintained an urbane tone in his letters"

  3. milled, polishedadjective

    (of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed

    "polished rice"

  4. dressed, polishedadjective

    (of lumber or stone) to trim and smooth

Wiktionary

  1. polishedadjective

    Made smooth or shiny by polishing.

    polished shoes

  2. polishedadjective

    refined, elegant

    a polished performance

ChatGPT

  1. polished

    Polished refers to something that has been refined, improved, or perfected to a high level of sophistication, skill, or shine, either literally or metaphorically. It can refer to the surface of an object that is shiny and smooth because it has been rubbed or treated, or to a person's behavior or work that is elegant, refined or highly developed.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Polished

    of Polish

  2. Polishedadjective

    made smooth and glossy, as by friction; hence, highly finished; refined; polite; as, polished plate; polished manners; polished verse

Wikidata

  1. Polished

    Polished is an award winning short film directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly, featuring William B. Davis as a lonely aging businessman who yearns for human contact from shoeshiner Karyn Dwyer.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Polished in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Polished in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Polished in a Sentence

  1. Ronit Lupu:

    On completion of the excavations at Shu?fat, it is quite evident that there was a thriving settlement in the Jerusalem area in ancient times. Thousands of years later, the buildings uncovered are of a standard that would not fall short of Jerusalem’s architecture, this discovery represents a highly significant addition to our research of the city and the vicinity. Apart from the pottery, the fascinating flint finds attest to the livelihood of the local population in prehistoric times: Small sickle blades for harvesting cereal crops, chisels and polished axes for building, borers and awls, and even a bead made of carnelian (a gemstone), indicating that jewelry was either made or imported.

  2. Jessica Cadmus:

    Then when Covid-19 hit and people were forced to work from home, there was an absolute halt in buying formal workwear, the emphasis from my clients now is on polished loungewear, where the fit is not as tailored and comfort is key.

  3. Kimberley Boggus:

    The party that tells women to sit down and shut up is not supposed to be the Democratic Party, … I may not be refined, but I’m real. The polished turds that they continue to shove down our throats as politicians are still turds.

  4. Vanna Bonta:

    People who worship only themselves get a slick, polished look -- like monuments. Too bad they had to go so soon.

  5. Ronit Lupu:

    This discovery represents a highly significant addition to our research of the city and the vicinity. Apart from the pottery, the fascinating flint finds attest to the livelihood of the local population in prehistoric times: Small sickle blades for harvesting cereal crops, chisels and polished axes for building, borers and awls, and even a bead made of carnelian (a gemstone), indicating that jewelry was either made or imported, the grinding tools, mortars and pestles, like the basalt bowl, attest to technological skills as well as to the kinds of crafts practiced in the local community.

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