burnt

[ burnt ]

verb

1. a simple past tense and past participle of burn ¹.

adjective

1. Fine Arts.
   1. of or showing earth pigments that have been calcined and changed to a deeper and warmer color:

      burnt ocher.

   2. of or showing colors having a deeper or grayer hue than is usually associated with them:

      burnt orange; burnt rose.

burnt

/ bɜːnt /

verb

1. a past tense and past participle of burn 1

adjective

1. affected by or as if by burning; charred
2. (of various pigments, such as ochre and orange) calcined, with a resultant darkening of colour

Other Word Forms

• un·burnt adjective
• well-burnt adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of burnt¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, for the adjective

Example Sentences

The school itself burnt 1,000 copies of the novel on its grounds, Vargas Llosa claimed.

From BBC

"Unfortunately, when someone gets burnt once they're always going to have that same feeling towards other products and are always going to be that extra bit cautious about buying designer products," he said.

From BBC

"Without the insects and with burnt, blackened bare ground, they will not have the homes that they've flown here for," he said.

From BBC

Storefronts were either shuttered, defaced, or both, with the husks of burnt cars lining the side of the road.

From Los Angeles Times

He noted there had been a flurry of content created around the LA wildfires, including a video of a burnt Oscars trophy.

From Salon