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Burnished vs Furnished - What's the difference?

burnished | furnished |

As adjectives the difference between burnished and furnished

is that burnished is polished, made shiny by rubbing (especially with a burnisher) while furnished is equipped with whatever is needed.

As verbs the difference between burnished and furnished

is that burnished is past tense of burnish while furnished is past tense of furnish.

burnished

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Polished, made shiny by rubbing (especially with a burnisher).
  • *
  • *:The house was a big elaborate limestone affair, evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace-hung casement, on glass marquise, and the burnished bronze foliations of grille and door.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (burnish)

    • furnished

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (furnish)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • equipped with whatever is needed
  • supplied with furniture
  • * 1908 ,
    • Shabby indeed, and small and poorly furnished , and yet his, the home he had made for himself, the home he had been so happy to get back to after his day's work.