sheen

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see also: Sheen

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Pronunciation

• enPR: shēn, IPA: /ʃiːn/

Adjective

sheen (comparative sheener, superlative sheenest)

1. (rare, poetic) Beautiful, good-looking, attractive; radiant; shiny.

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Noun

sheen

1. Splendor; radiance; shininess.
   • 1946, Mervyn Peake, Titus Groan

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

   oil sheen

   • 2017, Jeffrey Miller, Ann Powers, Introduction to Environmental Law: Cases and Materials on Water Pollution Control, West Academic (ISBN 9781585761883)

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Translations

• French: brillance
• German: Glanz
• Italian: brillantezza, splendore
• Portuguese: brilho
• Russian: блеск
• Spanish: brillo

Verb

sheen (sheens, present participle sheening; past and past participle sheened)

1. (rare, intransitive, poetic) To shine; to glisten.

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Translations

• French: briller
• Russian: блесте́ть

Noun

sheen (plural sheens)

1. The letter ش in the Arabic script.

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Sheen

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʃiːn/

Proper noun

1. An area in London, officially East Sheen.
2. A village in Staffordshire, England.
3. Surname

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