Sharpened vs Honed - What's the difference?
sharpened | honed |
Having a sharp point or edge.
(sharpen)
Made sharp.
Made more accurate or precise.
(hone)
As adjectives the difference between sharpened and honed
is that sharpened is having a sharp point or edge while honed is made sharp.As verbs the difference between sharpened and honed
is that sharpened is past tense of sharpen while honed is past tense of hone.sharpened
English
Adjective
(head)- a sharpened pencil
- a sharpened knife