noun · verb · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American, UK:/ɪˈnæməl/
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rhymes with -æməl
CMU ARPABET:IH0 N AE1 M AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
An opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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2
noun
Meaning 2
A coating that dries to a hard, glossy finish.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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3
noun
Meaning 3
The hard covering on the exposed part of a tooth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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4
noun
Meaning 4
A cosmetic intended to give the appearance of a smooth and beautiful complexion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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5
verb
Meaning 5
To coat or decorate with enamel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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6
verb
Meaning 6
To variegate with colours, as if with enamel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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7
verb
Meaning 7
To form a glossy surface like enamel upon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
to enamel card paper; to enamel leather or cloth
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Synonyms: none provided
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8
verb
Meaning 8
To disguise with cosmetics, as a woman's complexion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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9
noun
Meaning 9
any smooth glossy coating that resembles ceramic glaze
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: coating, coat
Narrower terms: nail polish, nail enamel, nail varnish
10
noun
Meaning 10
a paint that dries to a hard glossy finish
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: paint, pigment
11
noun
Meaning 11
hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tooth enamel
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: solid body substance
12
noun
Meaning 12
a colored glassy compound (opaque or partially opaque) that is fused to the surface of metal or glass or pottery for decoration or protection
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: compound, chemical compound
13
verb
Meaning 13
coat, inlay, or surface with enamel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
From Middle English enamel, from Anglo-Norman enamailler, from en- (“in-”) + amailler (“to enamel”), variant of Old French esmailler (“to enamel”), from esmal (“enamel”), from Early Medieval Latin smaltum, from Frankish *smalt, from Proto-Germanic *smeltaną (“to melt, smelt”).
From Middle English enamelen, from the noun (see above).
Across languages
Translations
152 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
արծնապակի
(arcnapaki)
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Belarusian:
шкліво
(šklivó)
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Bulgarian:
емайл
(emajl)
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Catalan:
esmalt
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Chinese Cantonese:
琺瑯 /珐琅
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Chinese Mandarin:
琺瑯 /珐琅
(fàláng)
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Czech:
smalt
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Danish:
emalje
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Esperanto:
emajlo
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Finnish:
emali
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
French:
émail
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
French:
glaçure
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Galician:
esmalte
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
German:
Email
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
German:
Emaille
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Greek:
έγκαυστον
(égkafston)
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Greek:
σμάλτο
(smálto)
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Greek:
εμαγιέ
(emagié)
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Hungarian:
zománc
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Icelandic:
smelt
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Ido:
emalio
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Indonesian:
email
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Irish:
cruan
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Irish:
amáille
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Italian:
smalto
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Italian:
lacca
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Japanese:
琺瑯
(hōrō)
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Manchu:
ᡶᠠᠯᠠᠰᡠ
(falasu)
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Norwegian Bokmål:
emalje
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Norwegian Nynorsk:
emalje
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Persian:
مینا
(minâ)
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Polish:
emalia
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Portuguese:
esmalte
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Romanian:
smalț
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Russian:
эма́ль
(emálʹ)
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Scottish Gaelic:
cruan
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Scottish Gaelic:
geiltrigeadh
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Serbo-Croatian:
ѐмајл
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Serbo-Croatian:
гле̑ђ
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Serbo-Croatian:
èmajl
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Serbo-Croatian:
glȇđ
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Sicilian:
smartu
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Sicilian:
lacca
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Slovak:
smalt
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Spanish:
esmalte
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Spanish:
enlozado
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Swedish:
emalj
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Turkish:
emaye
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Turkish:
mine
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Ottoman Turkish:
مینه
(mine)
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Ottoman Turkish:
صیر
(sır)
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Ukrainian:
ема́ль
(emálʹ)
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Yiddish:
עמאַל
(emal)
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Yiddish:
עמאַליע
(emalye)
— opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects
Bulgarian:
глеч
(gleč)
— coating that dries to a hard, glossy finish
Czech:
email
— coating that dries to a hard, glossy finish
Finnish:
emali
— coating that dries to a hard, glossy finish
French:
émail
— coating that dries to a hard, glossy finish
Galician:
esmalte
— coating that dries to a hard, glossy finish
Ido:
emalio
— coating that dries to a hard, glossy finish
Polish:
emalia
— coating that dries to a hard, glossy finish
Serbo-Croatian:
ѐмајл
— coating that dries to a hard, glossy finish
Serbo-Croatian:
гле̑ђ
— coating that dries to a hard, glossy finish
Serbo-Croatian:
èmajl
— coating that dries to a hard, glossy finish
Serbo-Croatian:
glȇđ
— coating that dries to a hard, glossy finish
Sicilian:
smartatu
— coating that dries to a hard, glossy finish
Spanish:
esmaltado
— coating that dries to a hard, glossy finish
Spanish:
esmalte
— coating that dries to a hard, glossy finish
Turkish:
mine
— coating that dries to a hard, glossy finish
Ukrainian:
ема́ль
(emálʹ)
— coating that dries to a hard, glossy finish
Arabic:
مِينَاء
(mīnāʔ)
— covering on the tooth
Arabic:
مينا
(minaa)
— covering on the tooth
Armenian:
էմալ
(ēmal)
— covering on the tooth
Bulgarian:
емайл
(emajl)
— covering on the tooth
Catalan:
esmalt
— covering on the tooth
Chinese Cantonese:
琺瑯質 /珐琅质
(faat3 long4 zat1)
— covering on the tooth
Chinese Mandarin:
琺瑯質 /珐琅质
(fàlángzhì)
— covering on the tooth
Czech:
sklovina
— covering on the tooth
Danish:
emalje
— covering on the tooth
Dutch:
glazuur
— covering on the tooth
Esperanto:
emajlo
— covering on the tooth
Finnish:
kiille
— covering on the tooth
Finnish:
hammaskiille
— covering on the tooth
French:
émail
— covering on the tooth
Galician:
esmalte
— covering on the tooth
German:
Zahnschmelz
— covering on the tooth
German:
Schmelz
— covering on the tooth
Greek:
αδαμαντίνη
(adamantíni)
— covering on the tooth
Hungarian:
fogzománc
— covering on the tooth
Icelandic:
glerungur
— covering on the tooth
Ido:
emalio
— covering on the tooth
Indonesian:
email
— covering on the tooth
Irish:
cruan
— covering on the tooth
Italian:
smalto
— covering on the tooth
Japanese:
琺瑯質
(hōrōshitsu)
— covering on the tooth
Japanese:
エナメル質
(enamerushitsu)
— covering on the tooth
Northern Kurdish:
mîna
— covering on the tooth
Latin:
enamelum
— covering on the tooth
Macedonian:
глеѓ
(gleǵ)
— covering on the tooth
Māori:
kirimārō
— covering on the tooth
Norwegian Bokmål:
emalje
— covering on the tooth
Norwegian Nynorsk:
emalje
— covering on the tooth
Persian:
مینا
(minâ)
— covering on the tooth
Polish:
szkliwo
— covering on the tooth
Portuguese:
esmalte
— covering on the tooth
Romanian:
smalț
— covering on the tooth
Russian:
эма́ль
(emálʹ)
— covering on the tooth
Serbo-Croatian:
ца̏клина
— covering on the tooth
Serbo-Croatian:
гле̑ђ
— covering on the tooth
Serbo-Croatian:
cȁklina
— covering on the tooth
Serbo-Croatian:
glȇđ
— covering on the tooth
Sicilian:
smartu
— covering on the tooth
Slovak:
sklovina
— covering on the tooth
Spanish:
esmalte
— covering on the tooth
Swahili:
enameli
— covering on the tooth
Swedish:
emalj
— covering on the tooth
Swedish:
tandemalj
— covering on the tooth
Turkish:
mine
— covering on the tooth
Ukrainian:
ема́ль
(emálʹ)
— covering on the tooth
Armenian:
արծնել
(arcnel)
— to coat with enamel
Armenian:
արծնապատել
(arcnapatel)
— to coat with enamel
Bulgarian:
емайлирам
(emajliram)
— to coat with enamel
Catalan:
esmaltar
— to coat with enamel
Esperanto:
emajli
— to coat with enamel
Finnish:
emaloida
— to coat with enamel
French:
émailler
— to coat with enamel
Galician:
esmaltar
— to coat with enamel
German:
emaillieren
— to coat with enamel
German:
schmalten
— to coat with enamel
Greek:
βερνικώνω
(vernikóno)
— to coat with enamel
Greek:
επισμαλτώνω
(epismaltóno)
— to coat with enamel
Hebrew:
זיגג
(zigég)
— to coat with enamel
Icelandic:
lakka
— to coat with enamel
Ido:
emaliizar
— to coat with enamel
Interlingua:
emailliar
— to coat with enamel
Irish:
cruan
— to coat with enamel
Italian:
smaltare
— to coat with enamel
Polish:
emaliować
— to coat with enamel
Portuguese:
esmaltar
— to coat with enamel
Russian:
эмалирова́ть
(emalirovátʹ)
— to coat with enamel
Serbo-Croatian:
емајли́рати
— to coat with enamel
Serbo-Croatian:
глеђосати
— to coat with enamel
Serbo-Croatian:
emajlírati
— to coat with enamel
Serbo-Croatian:
gleđosati
— to coat with enamel
Sicilian:
smartari
— to coat with enamel
Slovak:
smaltovať
— to coat with enamel
Spanish:
esmaltar
— to coat with enamel
Swedish:
emaljera
— to coat with enamel
Turkish:
sırlamak
— to coat with enamel
Turkish:
emaylamak
— to coat with enamel
Turkish:
minelemek
— to coat with enamel
Ottoman Turkish:
مینهلمك
(minelemek)
— to coat with enamel
