English Explanatory Dictionary

burnt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of burn
adj
  1. Damaged or injured by fire or heat.
  2. Carbonised.
  3. Having a sunburn.
  4. Being darker than standard, especially browner.
noun
  1. Char.

Pronunciation

/bɜːnt/ /bɝnt/ /bɔːnt/ En-us-burnt.ogg

Word forms

burnt burned brent more burnt most burnt

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English brent, brynt; by surface analysis, burn + t.

Derived words

a burnt child dreads the fire better than a poke in the eye with a burnt stick Burnt Bridge burnt cream burnt ear burnt ends burnt knight burnt lime burntness Burnt Oak burnt offering burnt orange burnt out Burnt Pine burnt run burnt sienna burnt-tailed barb burnt toast theory burnt umber Burnt Yards Burnt Yates inburnt mowburnt over-burnt overburnt sunburnt the burnt child dreads the fire the burnt child fears the fire unburnt windburnt
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