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burned

burned

1.0
Damaged by fire or very strong heat
  • adjective
  • /bɜrnd/
translation icon : quemado
  • After the intense heat, the wooden furniture was left burned and charred.

It smells like death, like burnt death rubber.

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Examples

  • The burned remains of the house stood as a sad reminder of the wildfire.

  • She looks slightly burnt on the bottoms, but it's OK.

  • This is just like a burnt brick red color.

  • Like it's just that burnt, deep, rich gold that is gorgeous.

  • It tastes like burnt sugar dough on shrimp.

  • I'm using this burnt ochre Prismacolor right now.

  • It's cream with this heart that's half burnt orange and half like a mauve pink.

  • The child's arm was badly burned in the fire, requiring medical attention.

Synonyms

burned-out
vsburned
  • US
7 4.3

Badly damaged or destroyed by fire

is less extreme and can mean only partly damaged
singed
vsburned
4 3.7

Slightly burned on the surface but not destroyed

is stronger and can mean actual destruction or severe damage
scorched
vsburned
1 4.6

Burned and dried by strong heat such as fire or hot sun

is broader, covering any damage or complete destruction by intense heat
burned-over
vsburned
  • US
1 6.2

An area badly damaged by fire

is more general and also applies to objects, not only areas
seared
vsburned
4.2

Cooked quickly at very high heat to make a brown crust, like on steak

is about deeper or wider damage rather than only surface change

Antonyms

304 3.7

Whole and not damaged or missing any parts

1 3.4

Not damaged by fire and still safe to enter

Compounds

dead-burned lime
  • Specialized
9.8

Material made by heating limestone until it stops reacting and does not bind well

over-burned lime
  • Specialized
8.7

A type of lime heated too much so it does not react with water or make strong mortar

How Burned

burned
1.0
scorched
1 4.6
singed
4 3.7

Surface Forms

burned positive
burnt positive

Morphology

burned = burn (transparent) = burn + ed

Formed from the verb 'burn' with the regular past-participle/adjective suffix '-ed', so the meaning 'damaged by fire' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Burned comes from the old English verb burn, which meant 'to be on fire' or 'to set on fire'. So burned describes something 'damaged or destroyed by fire', and that is exactly why we use it for things harmed by flames.