tarnish

Meaning of tarnish

noun

Oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air.

verb
  1. To oxidize or discolor due to oxidation.
    Careful storage of silver will prevent it from tarnishing.
  2. To soil, sully, damage or compromise
    He is afraid that he will tarnish his reputation if he disagrees.
  3. To lose its lustre or attraction; to become dull.

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Hyphenation of tarnish

tar-nish

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • tarnish is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

tarnish synonyms

Meaning stain:

stain, maculate, sully, defile

Anagrams of tarnish

trishna

Words that rhyme with tarnish

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