Definitions for Polish
ˈpɒl ɪʃPol·ish

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. polish, gloss, glossiness, burnishnoun

   the property of being smooth and shiny

2. polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finishnoun

   a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality

   "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad

3. polishnoun

   a preparation used in polishing

4. Polishadjective

   the Slavic language of Poland

5. Polishverb

   of or relating to Poland or its people or culture

   "Polish sausage"

6. polish, smooth, smoothen, shineverb

   make (a surface) shine

   "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"

7. polish, refine, fine-tune, downverb

   improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

   "refine one's style of writing"

8. polish, round, round off, polish up, brush upverb

   bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state

   "polish your social manners"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Polishadjective

   Of, from or native to Poland, or relating to the Polish language.

2. Polishnoun

   The language spoken in Poland.

3. polishnoun

   A substance used to polish.

   A good silver polish will remove tarnish easily.

4. polishnoun

   Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess.

   The floor was waxed to a high polish.

5. polishnoun

   Refinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation.

   The lecturer showed a lot of polish at his last talk.

6. polishverb

   To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.

   He polished up the chrome until it gleamed.

7. polishverb

   To refine; remove imperfections from.

   The band has polished its performance since the last concert.

8. polishverb

   To apply shoe polish to shoes.

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Polishadjective

   of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants

2. Polishnoun

   the language of the Poles

3. Polishverb

   to make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass, marble, metals, etc

4. Polishverb

   hence, to refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite; as, to polish life or manners

5. Polishverb

   to become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface; as, steel polishes well

6. Polishnoun

   a smooth, glossy surface, usually produced by friction; a gloss or luster

7. Polishnoun

   anything used to produce a gloss

8. Polishnoun

   fig.: Refinement; elegance of manners

9. Etymology: [From Pole a Polander.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Polish

   pō′lish, adj. relating to Poland or to its people.

2. Polish

   pol′ish, v.t. to make smooth and glossy by rubbing: to refine: to make elegant.—v.i. to become smooth and glossy.—n. a smooth, glossy surface: refinement of manners: anything used to produce a polish.—adjs. Pol′ishable; Pol′ished, made smooth by rubbing: trained to act with great fineness and exactness: refined: polite.—ns. Pol′isher, one who, or that which, polishes; Pol′ishing-paste, polishing material made in the form of paste; Pol′ishing-pow′der, polishing material made in the form of powder, as whiting, diamond-dust, &c.; Pol′ishing-slate, a mineral used for polishing glass, marble, and metals, composed chiefly of silica, with a little alumina, lime, oxide of iron, and water; Pol′ishment. [O. Fr. polir, polissant—L. polīre, to make to shine.]

Matched Categories

1. • Formulation
   • Shine
   • Smoothness

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Polish' in Adjectives Frequency: #771

How to pronounce Polish?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Polish in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Polish in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Polish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Polish in a Sentence

1. George Gelber:

   Polish Jews were Polish Jews, and it was mostly partying, and having a good time. And actually, politics was really not on the horizon. And as far as I'm concerned, there is an issue of anti-Semitism that came up later. That, for myself, was essentially nonexistent. And so that was not an issue. Obviously, I knew that I was Jewish, and my friends knew that I was Jewish. But it was not a problem.

2. Mateusz Morawiecki:

   Sealing the Polish border is our national interest. But today the stability and security of European Union is at stake, this hybrid attack of The Lukashenko regime is aimed at all of us. We will not be intimidated and will defend peace in Europe with our partners from NATO and European Union.

3. Olga Tokarczuk:

   The prize goes to eastern Europe, which is unusual, incredible. For me as a Polish, it shows that despite all those problems with democracy in my country we still have something to say to the world, ...I would like to tell my friends, people in Poland, let's vote in a right way for democracy.

4. Ben Carson:

   I can name a lot of people in politics who have been there all their lives. You probably wouldn't want them to polish your shoe, we need to be smart enough to think for ourselves.

5. Peter Hiscock:

   This fragment is small, but it’s very distinctive, it has a smooth surface, a high polish, that doesn’t occur naturally. It doesn’t occur by accident. Someone has to sit and grind the edge in order to make an axe.

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