English-Thai Dictionary

tarnish

N ความเสื่อมเสีย  ความมัวหมอง  kwam-suam-sia

 

tarnish

N ความ ไม่ แวววาว  ความ ดำคล้ำ  ความ สกปรก  ความ เปรอะเปื้อน  kwam-mai-wea-wao

 

tarnish

VT ทำให้ เสื่อมเสีย  ทำให้ มัวหมอง  ทำให้ เสียชื่อเสียง  blemish soil tam-hai-suam-sia

 

tarnish

VT ทำให้ ไม่ แวววาว (เช่น  มี สนิม เกาะ  ทำให้ คล้ำ  ทำให้ เปรอะเปื้อน  sully brighten tam-hai-mai-wea-wao

 

tarnishable

ADJ ซึ่ง เสื่อมเสีย  มีมลทิน  ชื่อเสียง หมอง  sueng-suam-sia

 

tarnishable

ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่ แวววาว  คล้ำ  เปรอะเปื้อน  sueng-mai-wea-wao

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TARNISH

v.t. 1. To sully; to soil by an alteration induced by the air, or by dust and the like; to diminish or destroy luster; as, to tarnish a metal; to tarnish gilding; to tarnish the brightness or beauty of color.
2. To diminish or destroy the purity of; as to tarnish reputation or honor.

 

TARNISH

v.i.To lose luster; to become dull; as, polished substances of gilding will tarnish in the course of time. Metals tarnish by oxydation.

 

TARNISHED

pp. Sullied; having lost its brightness by oxydation, or by some alteration induced by exposure to air, dust and the like. Gold and silver, when tarnished, resume their brightness by setting them over certain lyes. Copper and pewter, etc. tarnished, recover their luster with tripoli and potashes.

 

TARNISHING

pp. Sullying; losing brightness.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TARNISH

Tar "nish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tarnished; p. pr. & vb. n. Tarnishing. ]Etym: [F. ternir, fr. OHG. tarnen to darken, to conceal, hide; akin to OS. dernian to hide, AS. dernan, dyrnan, OHG. tarni hidden, OS. derni, AS. derne, dyrne. Cf. Dern, a., and see -ish. ]

 

Defn: To soil, or change the appearance of, especially by an alternation induced by the air, or by dust, or the like; to diminish, dull, or destroy the luster of; to sully; as, to tarnish a metal; to tarnish gilding; to tarnish the purity of color. "Tarnished lace. "Fuller. Used also figuratively; as, to tarnish one's honor.

 

Syn. -- To sully; stain; dim.

 

TARNISH

TARNISH Tar "nish, v. i.

 

Defn: To lose luster; to become dull; as, gilding will tarnish in a foul air. Till thy fresh glories, which now shine so bright, Grow stale and tarnish with our daily sight. Dryden.

 

TARNISH

TARNISH Tar "nish, n.

 

1. The quality or state of being tarnished; stain; soil; blemish.

 

2. (Min. )

 

Defn: A thin film on the surface of a metal, usually due to a slight alteration of the original color; as, the steel tarnish in columbite.

 

TARNISHER

TARNISHER Tar "nish *er, n.

 

Defn: One who, or that which, tarnishes.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

tarnish

tar nish |ˈtärniSH ˈtɑrnɪʃ | ▶verb lose or cause to lose luster, esp. as a result of exposure to air or moisture: [ no obj. ] : silver tarnishes too easily | [ with obj. ] : lemon juice would tarnish the gilded metal. • make or become less valuable or respected: [ with obj. ] : his regime had not been tarnished by human rights abuses. ▶noun dullness of color; loss of brightness. • a film or stain formed on an exposed surface of a mineral or metal. • damage or harm done to something. DERIVATIVES tar nish a ble adjective ORIGIN late Middle English (as a verb ): from French terniss-, lengthened stem of ternir, from terne ‘dark, dull. ’

 

tarnished plant bug

tar nished plant bug ▶noun either of two brownish mirid bugs that are pests of numerous fruits, vegetables, and other crops. [Lygus lineolaris (in North America ) and Lygus rugulipennis (in Europe ).]

 

Oxford Dictionary

tarnish

tar |nish |ˈtɑːnɪʃ | ▶verb lose or cause to lose lustre, especially as a result of exposure to air or moisture: [ no obj. ] : silver tarnishes too easily | [ with obj. ] : lemon juice would tarnish the gilded metal. • make or become less valuable or respected: [ with obj. ] : his regime had not been tarnished by human rights abuses. ▶noun [ mass noun ] dullness of colour; loss of brightness. • a film or stain formed on an exposed surface of a mineral or metal. • damage or harm done to something. DERIVATIVES tarnishable adjective ORIGIN late Middle English (as a verb ): from French terniss-, lengthened stem of ternir, from terne ‘dark, dull ’.

 

tarnished plant bug

tar nished plant bug ▶noun either of two brownish mirid bugs that are pests of numerous fruits, vegetables, and other crops. [Lygus lineolaris (in North America ) and Lygus rugulipennis (in Europe ).]

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

tarnish

tarnish verb 1 gold does not tarnish easily: discolor, rust, oxidize, corrode, stain, dull, blacken. ANTONYMS polish, brighten. 2 it tarnished his reputation: sully, blacken, stain, blemish, blot, taint, soil, ruin, disgrace, mar, damage, harm, hurt, undermine, dishonor, stigmatize; literary besmirch. ANTONYMS enhance. ▶noun 1 the tarnish on the candlesticks: discoloration, oxidation, rust; film. 2 the tarnish on his reputation: smear, stain, blemish, blot, taint, stigma.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

tarnish

tarnish verb 1 gold does not tarnish easily: become discoloured, discolour, stain, rust, oxidize, corrode, deteriorate; become dull, lose its shine, lose its lustre, blacken, become black. ANTONYMS brighten, polish. 2 detergents and scouring powder can tarnish metal: dull, make dull, dim, blacken, make black, discolour, stain, rust, oxidize, corrode. ANTONYMS brighten, polish. 3 he thought such rash actions would tarnish his reputation as a scholar: sully, besmirch, blacken, smirch, stain, blemish, blot, taint, soil, befoul, spoil, ruin, dirty, disgrace, mar, damage, defame, calumniate, injure, harm, hurt, undermine, debase, degrade, denigrate, dishonour, stigmatize, vitiate, drag through the mud. ANTONYMS enhance. ▶noun 1 he was removing tarnish from the candlesticks: discoloration, oxidation, rust, tarnishing, blackening, film, patina. 2 this won't overcome the tarnish on Alan's personal reputation: smear, black mark, slur, stain, blemish, blot, taint, stigma, smirch, flaw.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

tarnish

tar nish /tɑ́ː r nɪʃ /動詞 他動詞 1 〈名誉 印象など 〉を傷つける, 汚す .2 〈金属など 〉の光沢を失わせる [曇らせる ], 変色 [退色 ]させる .自動詞 光沢を失う, 変色 [退色 ]する .名詞 U 〖a ～〗1 (金属の )曇り ; さび ; 変色, 退色 .2 (名誉 印象などの )汚点, 傷 .

 

tarnished

t á r nished /-t /形容詞 〈印象などが 〉汚された, 傷ついた .