polished adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com

Definition of polished adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

polished

adjective
 
/ˈpɒlɪʃt/
 
/ˈpɑːlɪʃt/
jump to other results
  1. shiny as a result of polishing
    • a highly polished floor
    synonym gleaming
    Extra Examples
    • brightly polished brasses
    • the finely polished wood table
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    adverb
    • brightly
    • highly
    • well
    • …
    See full entry
  2. confident, impressive and/or showing a lot of skill synonym fine
    • polished manners
    • She gave a polished performance on the piano.
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
See polished in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
Check pronunciation: polished

Other results

All matches

Nearby words

herb
noun
 
 
From the Word list
Oxford 5000
B2
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day