Hyphenation of burnished

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word burnished? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

bur-nished

Definitions of burnished:

1.	Made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing Reflecting a sheen or glow Bright silver candlesticks A burnished brass knocker She brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves Rows of shining glasses Shiny black patents

Synonyms of burnished:

adj	bright, lustrous, shining, shiny, polished

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.