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tarnish
English
Etymology
From Middle English ternysshen, a borrowing from Old French terniss-, stem of ternir (“to make dim, make wan”), borrowed from Frankish *darnijan (“to conceal”). Doublet of dern and darn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t??n??/
Noun
tarnish (usually uncountable, plural tarnishes)
- Oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air.
- 1918, Hannah Teresa Rowley, Mrs. Helen Louise (Wales) Farrell, Principles of Chemistry Applied to the Household
- Precipitated calcium carbonate, a very fine powdery form, is used as a basis for many tooth powders and pastes. As whiting it finds a wide use in cleaning metals of their tarnishes.
- 1918, Hannah Teresa Rowley, Mrs. Helen Louise (Wales) Farrell, Principles of Chemistry Applied to the Household
Translations
Verb
tarnish (third-person singular simple present tarnishes, present participle tarnishing, simple past and past participle tarnished)
- (intransitive) To oxidize or discolor due to oxidation.
- (transitive) To compromise, damage, soil, or sully.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To lose its lustre or attraction; to become dull.
Translations
Anagrams
- Hartins, rantish
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infamy
English
Etymology
From late Middle English infamie, from Old French infamie, from Latin ?nf?mia (“infamy”), from ?nf?mis (“infamous”), from in- (“not”) + f?ma (“fame, renown”). Displaced native Old English unhl?sa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??nf?mi/
- Hyphenation: in?fa?my
Noun
infamy (countable and uncountable, plural infamies)
- The state of being infamous.
- A reputation as being evil.
- December 8, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Infamy Speech, [1]
- Yesterday, December seventh, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.
- December 8, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Infamy Speech, [1]
- A reprehensible occurrence or situation.
- (law) A stigma attaching to a person's character that disqualifies them from being a witness.
Related terms
- fame
- infamous
Translations
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