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noun
1.
luster; brightness; radiance.
2.
gleaming attire.
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Sheen
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verb (used without object)
5.
Scot. and North England. to shine.
Origin:
before 900; (adj.) Middle English sheene beautiful, bright, shining, Old English scēne; cognate with German schön; (v.) Middle English s(c)henen, derivative of the adj.; (noun) derivative of the adj.
before 900; (adj.) Middle English sheene beautiful, bright, shining, Old English scēne; cognate with German schön; (v.) Middle English s(c)henen, derivative of the adj.; (noun) derivative of the adj.
Related forms
sheen·ful, adjective
sheen·less, adjective
sheen·ly, adverb
Example Sentences
- It will lend a sheen of cool to the company's products and should improve the brand's visibility among a younger set of consumers.
- In the bottom-of-the-sea sheen of the forest, the skin looks insubstantial.
- At night, soft candlelight or twinkling string lights make the walls glow with a satiny sheen.
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Word Origin & History
sheen
1602 (first attested in "Hamlet" iii.2), noun use of adj. sheene "beautiful, bright," from O.E. scene, from P.Gmc. *skauniz (cf. O.H.G. skoni, Ger. schön, O.Fris. skene, M.Du. scone, Du. schoon, Goth. skaunja "beautiful"), from PIE base *skeue- "to pay attention, perceive" (see caveat).
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Slang Dictionary
sheen definition[ʃin]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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