Synonyms: burnish, polish, gloss, glossiness
Definition: the property of being smooth and shiny
Similar words: smoothness
Definition: a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch
Usage: admiring the slim smoothness of her thighs; some artists prefer the smoothness of a board
Similar words: shine, radiance, radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, effulgence
Definition: the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
Synonyms: Polish
Definition: the Slavic language of Poland
Similar words: Slavic, Slavic language, Slavonic, Slavonic language
Definition: a branch of the Indo-European family of languages
Synonyms: cultivation, culture, finish, refinement, polish
Definition: a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
Usage: 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
Similar words: ne plus ultra, perfection, flawlessness
Definition: the state of being without a flaw or defect
Synonyms: polish
Definition: a preparation used in polishing
Similar words: formulation, preparation
Definition: a substance prepared according to a formula
Usage: the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine
Synonyms: polish, polish up, round, round off, brush up
Definition: bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state
Usage: polish your social manners
Definition: make perfect or complete
Usage: perfect your French in Paris!
Synonyms: polish, refine, fine-tune, down
Definition: improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
Usage: refine one's style of writing
Similar words: meliorate, improve, ameliorate, amend, better
Definition: to make better
Usage: The editor improved the manuscript with his changes
Synonyms: smooth, smoothen, shine, polish
Definition: make (a surface) shine
Usage: shine the silver, please; polish my shoes