shininess, sheen, luster, lustre
(noun) the visual property of something that shines with reflected light
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sheen (comparative sheener, superlative sheenest)
(rare, poetic) Beautiful, good-looking, attractive; radiant; shiny.
sheen (countable and uncountable, plural sheens)
Splendor; radiance; shininess.
A thin layer of a substance (such as oil) spread on a solid or liquid surface.
sheen (third-person singular simple present sheens, present participle sheening, simple past and past participle sheened)
(rare, intransitive, poetic) To shine; to glisten.
sheen (plural sheens)
The letter Ø´ in the Arabic script.
Sheen
An area in London,, officially East Sheen.
A village in Staffordshire, England.
A surname.
Source: Wiktionary
Sheen, a. Etym: [OE. sehene, AS. sciéne, sc, sc, splendid, beautiful; akin to OFries. sk, sk, OS. sc, D. schoon, G. schön, OHG. sc, Goth, skanus, and E. shew; the original meaning being probably, visible, worth seeing. It is not akin to E. shine. See Shew, v. t.]
Definition: Bright; glittering; radiant; fair; showy; sheeny. [R., except in poetry.] This holy maiden, that is so bright and sheen. Chaucer. Up rose each warrier bold and brave, Glistening in filed steel and armor sheen. Fairfax.
Sheen, v. i.
Definition: To shine; to glisten. [Poetic] This town, That, sheening far, celestial seems to be. Byron.
Sheen, n.
Definition: Brightness; splendor; glitter. "Throned in celestial sheen." Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
