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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSheen
/ʃiːn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A soft luster on a surface; a faint, delicate shine or gloss.
"The polished mahogany table retained a subtle sheen under the dim lights."
- 1
Radiant, bright, or glittering in appearance.
"She wore a gown of sheen silk that caught every flicker of candlelight."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English schene, meaning bright or beautiful, tracing back to Old English scīne, of Germanic origin. Historically related to the Old High German skīni, it originally denoted radiant visual splendor before narrowing to describe a soft, lustrous surface reflection.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sheen" is said worldwide
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lustre
Transliteration: /lystʁ/
"Le tissu a un léger lustre."
Schimmer
Transliteration: /ˈʃɪmɐ/
"Die Seide hat einen zarten Schimmer."
lucentezza
Transliteration: /lutʃenˈtettsa/
"La superficie ha una leggera lucentezza."
brillo
Transliteration: /ˈbɾiʎo/
"El mueble tiene un brillo sutil."
brilho
Transliteration: /ˈbɾiʎu/
"A seda apresenta um brilho suave."
चमक
Transliteration: chamak
"साड़ी पर एक हल्की सी चमक है।"
光泽
Transliteration: guāngzé
"这块布料带有淡淡的光泽。"
광택
Transliteration: gwangtaek
"표면에 은은한 광택이 감돈다."
光沢
Transliteration: koutaku
"その生地には上品な光沢がある。"
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