sheen

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noun

luster; brightness; radiance.
gleaming attire.

adjective

shining.
beautiful.

verb (used without object)

Scot. and North England. to shine.

Origin of sheen

First recorded before 900; (adjective) Middle English sheene “beautiful, bright, shining,” Old English scēne; cognate with German schön; (verb) Middle English s(c)henen, derivative of the adjective; (noun) derivative of the adjective

synonym study For sheen

1. See polish.

Other words from sheen

sheenful, adjective
sheenless, adjective
sheenly, adverb

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Sheen

[ sheen ]

noun

Fulton (John), 1895–1979, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman, writer, and teacher.

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How to use sheen in a sentence

Michael sheen on his psychologically rigorous role in Masters of Sex—and his romance with Sarah Silverman.
Michael Sheen’s Masterful Study of Sex and Insecurity | Caryn James | September 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
sheen plays Bill Masters as a doctor with a God complex, if God had been a sex researcher masking tons of insecurities.
Michael Sheen’s Masterful Study of Sex and Insecurity | Caryn James | September 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
sheen saw this coming because he has always taken the long view of his character.
Michael Sheen’s Masterful Study of Sex and Insecurity | Caryn James | September 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
As wily as his character when asked about it, sheen proved himself to be a master of the media, feinting with a good sound bite.
Michael Sheen’s Masterful Study of Sex and Insecurity | Caryn James | September 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
In his rendition Charlie sheen stands in a foyer and overturns a bucket filled with checks, not ice water.
#IceBucketChallenge Wisdom From 'Jackass' Steve-O | Kevin Zawacki | August 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

He knew that this elegant city, resplendent and glorious in the sheen of the setting sun, would soon be a living hell.
The Red Year | Louis Tracy
I like sus-sus-pen-sheen bridges that fly from bank to bank, with one big step, like a gang-plank.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard Kipling
When he woke he wondered where he was; but as through the porthole he saw the sheen of the sea he remembered everything.
The Everlasting Arms | Joseph Hocking
A small palm tree was set in the midst of the arena,—the trunk bronze, the leaves one sheen of gold-foil.
God Wills It! | William Stearns Davis
It is probably the bright sheen of the water that draws the fluttering moths into its depths.
Birds and All Nature, Vol. VI, No. 3, October 1899 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for sheen

sheen

/ (ʃiːn) /

noun

a gleaming or glistening brightness; lustre
poetic splendid clothing

adjective

rare shining and beautiful; radiant

Origin of sheen

Old English sciene; related to Old Norse skjōni white horse, Gothic skauns beautiful, Old High German scōni bright

Derived forms of sheen

sheeny, adjective

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