burnt en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /bɔːnt/ (Northumbria)
- /bɜːnt/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
- /bɝnt/ (Canada, General-American)
- (General-American) audio
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English brent, brynt; by surface analysis, burn + t.
Meanings
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Damaged or injured by fire or heat.
The burnt and bleeding man staggered to his feet, dazed and unbelieving, and asked the startled townspeople who came running whether his fireman and guard were safe. He was kept away from the smouldering crater where his engine had been, and taken to hospital.
2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 948, page 43:
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(of food) Carbonised.
The toast was too burnt to eat.
- (of a person) Having a sunburn.
- (of a colour) Being darker than standard, especially browner.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| brent | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| most burnt | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more burnt | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| burned | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
better than a poke in the eye with a burnt stick · sunburnt · burnt offering · a burnt child dreads the fire · Burnt Yates · windburnt · burnt lime · Burnt Bridge · burnt run · burntness · burnt ends · mowburnt · burnt-tailed barb · burnt ear · the burnt child dreads the fire · burnt toast theory · burnt knight · the burnt child fears the fire · overburnt · Burnt Hills · burnt cream · Burnt Pine · over-burnt · burnt out · burnt orange · inburnt · Burnt Yards · unburnt · burnt sienna · burnt umber · Burnt Oak
Translations (49)
ba янған (damaged or injured by fire or heat) · ru загоре́лый (sun-burned) · fi poltettu (browner than standard) · es quemado (damaged or injured by fire or heat) · nl verbrand (carbonized) · tyz boọng (damaged or injured by fire or heat) · sv bränd (carbonized) · te దగ్ధము (damaged or injured by fire or heat) · ota یانغین (damaged or injured by fire or heat) · ro ars (carbonized) · ba янған (sun-burned) · grc καυστός (carbonized) · it bruciato (carbonized) · hi दग्ध (damaged or injured by fire or heat) · es quemado (carbonized) · pt queimado (sun-burned) · mi mahunu (damaged or injured by fire or heat) · it arso (carbonized) · fi palanut (carbonized) · ca cremat (carbonized) · ru сгоре́вший (carbonized) · ba янған (carbonized) · es quemado (sun-burned) · vi bỏng (damaged or injured by fire or heat) · ota یانغین (carbonized) · ar مَحْرُوق (damaged or injured by fire or heat) · sv solbränd (sun-burned) · da brændt (carbonized) · ru горе́лый (carbonized) · ru вы́жженный (carbonized) · te మాడు (carbonized) · sa उष्ट (damaged or injured by fire or heat) · ba көйгән (carbonized) · he שָׂרוּף (damaged or injured by fire or heat) · it bruciato (damaged or injured by fire or heat) · ro ars (sun-burned) · pt queimado (carbonized) · et põlenud (damaged or injured by fire or heat) · ru жжёный (carbonized) · la cremātus (damaged or injured by fire or heat) · fi palanut (sun-burned) · grc καυστός (damaged or injured by fire or heat) · la ustus (carbonized) · yue 燶 /㶶 (carbonized) · ota سوخته (damaged or injured by fire or heat) · cs spálený (sun-burned) · ru подгоре́вший (browner than standard) · fr brûlé (carbonized) · ar مُحْتَرِق (damaged or injured by fire or heat)