Phrase guide

finishing touch

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A final addition, change, or embellishment that serves to complete something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: grace note

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a final touch; a crowning achievement; a culmination

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: capstone, copestone

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: touch

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: վերջնամշակում (verǰnamšakum) — final addition, change, or embellishment
  • Belarusian: апошні штрых (apóšni štryx) — final addition, change, or embellishment
  • Finnish: viimeinen silaus — final addition, change, or embellishment
  • Finnish: loppusilaus — final addition, change, or embellishment
  • French: touche finale — final addition, change, or embellishment
  • Georgian: საბოლოო შტრიხი (saboloo šṭrixi) — final addition, change, or embellishment
  • German: letzter Schliff — final addition, change, or embellishment
  • Irish: bailchríoch — final addition, change, or embellishment
  • Italian: rifinitura — final addition, change, or embellishment
  • Latin: manus suprēma — final addition, change, or embellishment
  • Polish: szlif — final addition, change, or embellishment
  • Polish: wykończenie — final addition, change, or embellishment
  • Portuguese: toque final — final addition, change, or embellishment
  • Russian: после́дний штрих (poslédnij štrix) — final addition, change, or embellishment
  • Spanish: último toque — final addition, change, or embellishment
  • Spanish: retoque — final addition, change, or embellishment
  • Spanish: broche de oro (usu. preceded by poner el) — final addition, change, or embellishment
  • Spanish: las últimas pinceladas — final addition, change, or embellishment
  • Swedish: finslipning — final addition, change, or embellishment
  • Swedish: finputsning — final addition, change, or embellishment
  • Turkish: son dokunuş — final addition, change, or embellishment
  • Ukrainian: заверша́льний штрих (zaveršálʹnyj štryx) — final addition, change, or embellishment