polished
Syllables: pol·ishedUK/ˈpɒlɪʃt//ˈpɑlɪʃt/
polished adjective: made smooth or shiny by polishing. Also the simple past and past participle of polish.
Adjective
polished (comparative more polished, superlative most polished)
- Made smooth or shiny by polishing.
- polished shoes
- But despite its plague of tunnels, the run-in on this route is of unusual interest to the locomotive enthusiast: besides the hordes of self-important saddle-tanks shunting in the extensive yards, there was at one time the chance of seeing those slender little North London engines, with their large...1951 October, R. S. McNaught, “Lines of Approach”, in Railway Magazine, page 704
- Refined, elegant.
- a polished performance
- We may be well assured, that a writer, conversant with the world, would never have ventured to expose the gods of his country to public ridicule, had they not already been the objects of secret contempt among the polished and enlightened orders of society.1776, Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol I, ch 2-pt i
Also used as
polished is also the simple past and past participle of polish.
polished meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
polished in Hindi
- पॉलिश किया गया, पॉलिश किया
polished in Tamil
- மெருகூட்டப்பட்டது, மெருகூட்டப்பட்ட, மெருகேற்றப்பட்டது
polished in Marathi
- पॉलिश केलेले, पोळीश केलेले, पॉलिश केले
polished in Urdu
- پالش شدہ, پالش کیا گیا, پالش کی گئی
More languagesFewer languages
- polished in Bengali
- পালিশ করা হয়েছে
- polished in Telugu
- పాలిష్ చేయబడింది, పాలిష్ చేశారు, పాలిష్ చేయబడినది
- polished in Malayalam
- മിനുക്കിയ, പോളീഷ് ചെയ്തു, പോളീഷ് ചെയ്തവർ
- polished in Kannada
- ಪಾಲಿಶ್ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ
- polished in Punjabi
- ਪਾਲਿਸ਼ ਕੀਤਾ, ਪਾਲਿਸ਼ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ, ਪਾਲਿਸ਼ਡ
- polished in Gujarati
- પૉલિશ કરેલું, પોલિશ્ડ, પોળીશ્ડ
- polished in Odia
- ପାଲିଶ ହୋଇଛି, ପାଲିଶ କରାଯାଇଛି
- polished in Nepali
- पालिश गरिएको, पालिस गरिएको
Examples of polished in a sentence
- I consider it as one of the first refinements of polished society."1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice:
- At 62, the world’s eighth richest man [Jensen Huang] is compact, polished, and known among colleagues for his quick temper as well as his visionary leadership.2025 December 11, Charlie Campbell, Andrew R. Chow and Billy Perrigo, “The Architects of AI Are TIME’s 2025 Person of the Year”, in Time:
Forms of polished
| comparative | more polished |
|---|---|
| superlative | most polished |
Words formed from polished
- impolished
- nail-polished
- perpolished
- polishedly
- polishedness
- polished rice
- subpolished
- unpolished
- well-polished
Phrases with polished
Questions about polished
- What does polished mean?
- Polished means made smooth or shiny by polishing.
- What is polished in Hindi?
- Polished in Hindi is पॉलिश किया गया, पॉलिश किया. See Polished meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use polished in a sentence?
- I consider it as one of the first refinements of polished society."
- What part of speech is polished?
- Polished is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce polished?
- Polished is pronounced /ˈpɑlɪʃt/ (US).
Words near polished in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: polished (page history and authors); polished (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); polished (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); polished (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); polished (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); polished (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); polished (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); polished (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); polished (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); polished (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); polished (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); polished (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); polished (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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