Difference between Sully and Tarnish

SULLY vs TARNISH: NOUN

United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)
Something that stains or spots.
Soil; tarnish; spot.
Soil; tarnish; stain.
French statesman (1560-1641)

Oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air.
A thin film on the surface of a metal, usually due to a slight alteration of the original color.
The quality or state of being tarnished; stain; soil; blemish.
A film or layer of discoloration on a metal surface caused by corrosion or oxidation.
The condition of being disgraced or made less estimable.
The condition of being tarnished.
In mineralogy, the change in luster or color of the surface of a mineral, particularly one of metallic luster: usually due to slight alteration, but also in some cases to the deposition of a very thin film of some foreign substance.
Discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
A coating.
A spot; a blot; the condition of being dulled or stained.

To soil or stain; to dirty
To damage or corrupt
Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
Make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
Place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

To soil; to dirty; to spot; to tarnish; to stain; to darken; -- used literally and figuratively.
To defile; taint.
To mar the cleanness or luster of; soil or stain.

To soil, or change the appearance of, especially by an alternation induced by the air, or by dust, or the like; to diminish, dull, or destroy the luster of; to sully.

Also used metaphorically
Thomas,British-born American painter of portraits and historical scenes, such as Washington's Passage of the Delaware (c. 1818).
French politician. As chief minister to Henry IV, he replenished the treasury and encouraged agriculture and industry.
To be or become soiled or tarnished.
To dim; darken.
Figuratively, to stain or tarnish morally.
To soil; stain; tarnish; defile.

To diminish or destroy the luster of; sully; dull: used of an alteration induced by the air, or by dust or dampness; also, in mineralogy, to change the natural color or luster of the surface of: said chiefly of the metallic minerals. See tarnish, n., 2.
To give a pale or dim cast to, as to gold or silver, without either polishing or burnishing it.
Figuratively, to diminish or destroy the purity of; cast a stain upon; sully: as, to tarnish reputation.
Synonyms To dull, deface.
To lose luster; become dim or dull: as, polished substances or gilding will tarnish in the course of time.
Also used metaphorically

Mar, Smirch, Maculate, Calumniate, Asperse, Cloud, Corrupt, Slander, Defile, Defame, Smear, Denigrate, Taint, Besmirch, Tarnish

Damage, Sabotage, Impair, Stain, Smear, Harm, Distort, Destroy, Jeopardize, Mar, Undermine, Besmirch, Maculate, Defile, Sully

Blur, Pollute, Stain, Mar, Smirch, Maculate, Cloud, Corrupt, Slander, Defile, Smear, Denigrate, Taint, Besmirch, Tarnish

Prejudice, Damage, Impair, Stain, Smear, Harm, Distort, Destroy, Jeopardize, Mar, Undermine, Besmirch, Maculate, Defile, Sully

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It does not tarnish at roomtemperatures, but oxidizes explosively.
A. It does not tarnish like other metals.
Will a Tungsten Ring Rust, Tarnish, or Oxidize?
The cuffs are crafted with tarnish resistant wire.
The oils in your skin help prevent tarnish.
How do you get tarnish back on brass?
Has a few minor dings and normal tarnish.
Mass no human imperfection has power to tarnish.
Silver, in my opinion, is a jealous metal, you need to wear it to cut tarnish, but, it will tarnish.