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 (hone) while trained is (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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