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Honed vs Trained - What's the difference?

honed | trained |

As adjectives the difference between honed and trained

is that honed is made sharp while trained is having undergone a course of training (sometimes in combination).

As verbs the difference between honed and trained

is that honed is past tense of hone while trained is past tense of train.

honed

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Made sharp.
  • Made more accurate or precise.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (hone)
  • Anagrams

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    trained

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having undergone a course of training (sometimes in combination).
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
  • , chapter=19 citation , passage=As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.}}
  • Manipulated in shape or habit.
  • Antonyms

    * untrained

    Verb

    (head)
  • (train)
  • Anagrams

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