Sully vs. Tarnish — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Sully and Tarnish
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Sully
To mar the cleanness or luster of; soil or stain.
Tarnish
Tarnish is a thin layer of corrosion that forms over copper, brass, aluminum, magnesium, neodymium and other similar metals as their outermost layer undergoes a chemical reaction. Tarnish does not always result from the sole effects of oxygen in the air.
Sully
To defile; taint
Sully a reputation.
Tarnish
To dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt
Being in the ground for so long tarnished the old coins.
Sully
Something that stains or spots.
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Tarnish
To detract from or spoil
A tasteless meal that tarnished an otherwise pleasant evening.
Sully
(transitive) To soil or stain; to dirty.
He did not wish to sully his hands with gardening.
Tarnish
To bring disgrace to; sully
A scandal that tarnished his reputation.
Sully
(transitive) To corrupt or damage.
She tried to sully her rival’s reputation with a suggestive comment.
Tarnish
To lose luster; become discolored
A metal that tarnishes quickly.
Sully
To become soiled or tarnished.
Tarnish
To become less enjoyable or estimable
Her admiration for the movie's producer quickly tarnished.
Sully
A blemish.
Tarnish
The condition of being tarnished
No sign of tarnish on the frame.
Sully
To soil; to dirty; to spot; to tarnish; to stain; to darken; - used literally and figuratively; as, to sully a sword; to sully a person's reputation.
Statues sullied yet with sacrilegious smoke.
No spots to sully the brightness of this solemnity.
Tarnish
A film or layer of discoloration on a metal surface caused by corrosion or oxidation.
Sully
To become soiled or tarnished.
Silvering will sully and canker more than gilding.
Tarnish
The condition of being disgraced or made less estimable
The tarnish on his reputation.
Sully
Soil; tarnish; stain.
A noble and triumphant merit breaks through little spots and sullies in his reputation.
Tarnish
Oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air.
Sully
United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)
Tarnish
(intransitive) To oxidize or discolor due to oxidation.
Careful storage of silver will prevent it from tarnishing.
Sully
French statesman (1560-1641)
Tarnish
(transitive) To compromise, damage, soil, or sully.
He is afraid that she will tarnish his reputation if he disagrees with her.
Sully
Place under suspicion or cast doubt upon;
Sully someone's reputation
Tarnish
To lose its lustre or attraction; to become dull.
Sully
Make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically;
The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
Tarnish
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.
Sully
Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone;
The journalists have defamed me!
The article in the paper sullied my reputation
Tarnish
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.
Tarnish
The quality or state of being tarnished; stain; soil; blemish.
Tarnish
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.
Tarnish
Discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
Tarnish
Make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically;
The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
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