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    sheen
    /ʃiːn/

    noun

    • 1. a soft lustre on a surface: "black crushed velvet with a slight sheen"

    verb

    • 1. shine or cause to shine softly: literary "men entered with rain sheening their steel helms"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSHEEN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    a bright, smooth surface: The conditioner gives hair a beautiful soft sheen. Synonyms. gloss (APPEARANCE) lustre UK. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Quantities & units of light. anti-glare. aureole. beam. blip. brightness. glare. gleam. glimmer. glitter. glow. halo. multiphoton. pencil. photon. radiance. ray. shimmer. shine. sunbeam.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sheenSheen Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. a. : a bright or shining condition : brightness. b. : a subdued glitter approaching but short of optical reflection. c. : a lustrous surface imparted to textiles through finishing processes or use of shiny yarns. 2.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › sheenSHEEN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Sheen definition: luster; brightness; radiance.. See examples of SHEEN used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySHEEN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    a smooth shine or brightness:

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › sheenSheen - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A sheen is a quality of things that are shiny, usually with reflected light. Anything that shines has a sheen, like satin in candlelight or a beautiful head of hair. Shakespeare loved using words in fresh new ways, and he did that with the adjective for sheen (for “beautiful, bright”) in Hamlet.

  7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › sheensheen - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · sheen ( countable and uncountable, plural sheens) (also figuratively) Splendor; radiance; shininess . A thin layer of a substance (such as oil) spread on a solid or liquid surface. oil sheen.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSHEEN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    sheen. (ʃiːn ) singular noun [oft adjective NOUN] If something has a sheen, it has a smooth and gentle brightness on its surface. The carpet had a silvery sheen to it. Synonyms: shine, gleam, gloss, polish More Synonyms of sheen. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › sheenSheen - definition of sheen by The Free Dictionary

    Define sheen. sheen synonyms, sheen pronunciation, sheen translation, English dictionary definition of sheen. n. 1. Glistening brightness; luster: the sheen of old satin in candlelight. 2. Splendid attire. 3. A glossy surface given to textiles. American Heritage®...

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsheen noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of sheen noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySHEEN - All you need to know about it - Collins Online Dictionary

    A complete guide to the word "SHEEN": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.