SHININESS

shininess, sheen, luster, lustre

(noun) the visual property of something that shines with reflected light

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

shininess (usually uncountable, plural shininesses)

the visual property of something shining with reflective light; shine

(computing) the coefficient of specular reflectivity associated with the surface of an object being displayed

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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