Sheen

Word SHEEN
Character 5
Hyphenation sheen
Pronunciations /ʃiːn/

Definitions and meanings of "Sheen"

What do we mean by sheen?

Glistening brightness; luster. noun

Splendid attire. noun

A glossy surface given to textiles. noun

To shine; glisten.

Brightness; luster; splendor. noun

An obsolete (Scotch) plural of shoe. noun

Fair; bright; shining; glittering; beautiful.

To shine; to glisten. intransitive verb

Bright; glittering; radiant; fair; showy; sheeny. adjective

Brightness; splendor; glitter. noun

Beautiful, good-looking, attractive; radiant; shiny. adjective

Splendor; radiance; shininess. noun

To shine; to glisten. verb

The visual property of something that shines with reflected light noun

Splendor; radiance; shininess.

A thin layer of a substance (such as oil) spread on a solid or liquid surface.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Sheen

The word "sheen" in example sentences

The product, at the end of the day, is a very literary, heavy on style monkeyism, story which might just have a thin sheen of SF patina on it. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In fact, a single drop of crude oil dropped into relatively still water in the Gulf can spread out to form a sheen the size of several football fields, even though the sheen is only a few microns thick. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Because no one gives a crap about her and she doesn't have to worry about any voter retaliation if they take a definitive stance either way. orange cinema why is it that she can specifically & directly pose at least one solution to our severe economic problem, and neither of our tapdancing flip-flopping candidates can? and btw martin sheen is still a badass. blog comments powered by Disqus ❋ Unknown (2008)

My favourite SF shows are all American, although maybe there's a certain sheen added by cultural distance. ❋ Lou Anders (2008)

And when day-break dawned and the star of morn appeared in sheen and shone, he broke up the sitting and, dismissing the youths, donned his court-dress and leaving his house set out for the palace of the ❋ Unknown (2006)

They aren't altogether bad, but they have a certain sheen to them that looks flat and polished. ❋ Unknown (2006)

When the morning morrowed in sheen and shone, Nur al-Din awoke from deep sleep and found that she had brought water: 484 so they made the Ghusl-ablution, he and she, and he performed that which behoved him of prayer to his Lord, after which she set before him meat and drink, and he ate and drank. ❋ Unknown (2006)

When dawn broke and morn arose in sheen and shone, the Fakirs went to seek the ❋ Unknown (2006)

On her right cheek is a mole and on her waist, under her navel, is a sign; her face shines as the rondure of the moon in sheen, her waist is slight, her hips a heavy weight, and the water of her mouth the sick doth heal, as it were Kausar or ❋ Unknown (2006)

On the lesser, the sheen is purple, and the males have a small bump behind the crown. ❋ Unknown (2004)

But after I saw that little maid it went somewhat hard with me that I had no bravery of apparel to catch her sweet eyes and cause her to laugh and point with delight, as I have often seen her do, at the glitter of a loop of gold or a jewelled button or a flash of crimson sheen from a fold of velvet, for she always dearly loved such pretty things. ❋ Unknown (1900)

It is held upright upon a straight and polished stem, its petals curving upward and outward into the cup of light, pure gold with a lustrous satin sheen; a rich orange is painted on the gold, drawn in infinitely fine lines to a point in the centre of the edge of each petal, so that the effect is that of a diamond of flame in a cup of gold. ❋ Unknown (1894)

O favour of full moon in sheen, never may sun o’ thee ❋ Unknown (2006)

Professional sheen is actually quite easy to do – it’s a matter of time, techique and hardware, but usually covers lack of content. ❋ Unknown (2005)

A sheen is a shiny coating that floats on the surface of the water and could come from leaked or spilled oil. ❋ Alexis Flynn (2011)

But the thin film of oil called sheen, which covers hundreds of miles of the gulf, has approached the shore. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I'm not even sure how antique silk differs in appearance from silk produced yesterday though my mind's eye leaps ahead to flesh out the image--the sheen is a bit more burnished and rich. ❋ Tim Stretton (2008)

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