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Bookmark or Share- Tarnish Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster1. : to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil, stain. 2. a. : to detract from the good quality of : vitiate. his fine dreams now slightly tarnished. b. : to bring disgrace on : sully. the scandal has tarnished his reputation.
- Tarnish - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.comTo tarnish is to become dull or discolored. Silver tends to tarnish easily, which is why your mother is always having you polish the family silver. As a noun, a tarnish is the dull layer of corrosion that sometimes forms on metal items, usually the result of the metal reacting to oxygen in the air.
- TARNISH | English meaning - Cambridge DictionaryIf something tarnishes your opinion of someone or something, you no longer believe the person or thing is as good as you had thought: [ T ] The scandal has tarnished the agency’s reputation . (Definition of tarnish from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
- Tarnish - WikipediaTarnish is a surface phenomenon that is self-limiting, unlike rust. Only the top few layers of the metal react. The layer of tarnish seals and protects the underlying layers from reacting. Tarnish actually preserves the underlying metal in outdoor use, and in this form is called patina.
- TARNISH | definition in the Cambridge English DictionaryIf something tarnishes your opinion of someone or something, you no longer believe the person or thing is as good as you had thought: [ T ] The scandal has tarnished the agency’s reputation . (Definition of tarnish from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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