Sheen

Meaning of Sheen

noun
  1. a soft lustre on a surface.
    black crushed velvet with a slight sheen
    he seemed to shine with that unmistakable showbiz sheen
verb
  1. shine or cause to shine softly.
    men entered with rain sheening their steel helms
    her black hair sheened in the sun

early 17th century: from obsolete sheen ‘beautiful, resplendent’; apparently related to the verb shine.

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Hyphenation of Sheen

Sheen

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • Sheen is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Sheen synonyms

Meaning shininess:

shininess, luster, lustre

Meaning a quality of brightness produced when light is reflected on something:

shine

Meaning a faint or brief light, especially one reflected from something:

gleam

Meaning a green or brown film on the surface of bronze or similar metals, produced by oxidation over a long period:

patina

Meaning shine or lustre on a smooth surface:

gloss

Meaning the shine on a highly polished surface:

burnish

Meaning smoothness or glossiness produced by rubbing or friction:

polish

Meaning a soft, slightly wavering light:

shimmer

Meaning a faint or wavering light:

glimmer

Meaning a glittering flash of light:

sparkle

Meaning the quality or state of giving out or reflecting light:

brightness

Meaning intense brightness of light:

brilliance

Meaning light or heat as emitted or reflected by something:

radiance

Sheen antonyms

Meaning lack of interest or excitement:

dullness

Words that rhyme with Sheen

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