sheen

[ sheen ]
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noun
  1. luster; brightness; radiance.

  2. gleaming attire.

adjective
verb (used without object)
  1. Scot. and North England. to shine.

Origin of sheen

1
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

Other definitions for Sheen (2 of 2)

Sheen
[ sheen ]

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

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How to use sheen in a sentence

  • Even in the earthlight the kaleidoscopic colors were vivid in their changing reds and blues and yellow sheens.

    The Finding of Haldgren | Charles Willard Diffin
  • But he wasn't going to have the house let in for twenty Sheens.

    The White Feather | P. G. Wodehouse
  • The hemlocks of the river-bank rise in tapering sheens, and tell tales of Spring.

    Dream Life | Donald G. Mitchell
  • As it slowly cooled, iridescent sheens of light swept over its surface like the changing colours of a dying dolphin.

    Blue Goose | Frank Lewis Nason
  • Opposite was an enormous pavilion of gold and violet silk, with a dozen peaked gables casting various changing sheens.

    Sjambak | John Holbrook Vance

British Dictionary definitions for sheen

sheen

/ (ʃiːn) /


noun
  1. a gleaming or glistening brightness; lustre

  2. poetic splendid clothing

adjective
  1. rare shining and beautiful; radiant

Origin of sheen

1
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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