Definitions of tarnish [ˈtɑr nɪʃ]

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Definition of 'tarnish'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) tarnish
to dull the luster of or discolor (a metallic surface), esp. by oxidation.

2.  tarnish
to diminish or destroy the purity of; sully:
to tarnish a reputation.

3. (v.i.) tarnish
to become tarnished.

4. (n.) tarnish
a tarnished coating.

5.  tarnish
tarnished condition.

6.  tarnish
a stain or blemish.

Etymology: (1590–1600; < MF terniss-, long s. of ternir to dull, deaden < Gmc (cf. OHG tarnjan to hide, obscure); see -ish²)

Definition of 'tarnish'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) tarnish
discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation

2. (verb) tarnish, stain, maculate, sully, defile
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
"The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"

Definition of 'tarnish'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) tarnish
to soil, or change the appearance of, especially by an alternation induced by the air, or by dust, or the like; to diminish, dull, or destroy the luster of; to sully; as, to tarnish a metal; to tarnish gilding; to tarnish the purity of color

2. (noun) tarnish
the quality or state of being tarnished; stain; soil; blemish

3. (noun) tarnish
a thin film on the surface of a metal, usually due to a slight alteration of the original color; as, the steel tarnish in columbite

4. (verb) tarnish
to lose luster; to become dull; as, gilding will tarnish in a foul air

Translation of 'tarnish'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to (cause a metal to) become dull and stained Silver tarnishes easily.
Afrikaans: slaan aan	Arabic: يَفْقِد البَريق أو اللمْع	Bulgarian: потъмнявам
Brazilian: manchar	Czech: zmatnit, ztratit lesk	German: trübe werden, anlaufen
Danish: løbe an	Greek: μαυρίζω, θαμπώνω (για μέτ	Spanish: deslustrar(se), empañar(s
Estonian: tuhmuma, tuhmiks tegema	Farsi: کدر یا لکه دار شدن	Finnish: tummua
French: (se) ternir	Hebrew: לְעַמֵם אֶת הַבָּרָק	Hindi: कलंकित करना, धब्बा लगाना
Croatian: izgubiti sjaj, potamniti	Hungarian: fényét veszti	Indonesian: memudar dan bernoda
Icelandic: fallaá, verða mattur	Italian: annerire, ossidarsi	Japanese: 変色する
Korean: 변색되다	Lithuanian: ap(si)nešti, ap(si)traukt	Latvian: apsūbēt; zaudēt mirdzumu
Malay: menjadi kusam	Dutch: dof worden	Norwegian: anløpe, irre
Polish: śniedzieć, plamić	Portuguese: manchar	Romanian: a-şi pierde luciul
Russian: тускнеть	Slovak: zmatnieť, stratiť lesk, z	Slovenian: potemneti
Serbian: izgubiti sjaj	Swedish: bli matt, mista sin glans	Thai: ทำให้ไม่แวววาว (เช่น มีสน
Turkish: kararmak	Taiwanese: 使失去光澤	Ukrainian: втрачати блиск; тьмяніти
Urdu: ميلا کرنا	Vietnamese: làm cho mờ đi	Chinese: 使失去光泽
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