sheen

¹

[ sheen ]

noun

1. luster; brightness; radiance.
2. gleaming attire.

adjective

1. shining.
2. beautiful.

verb (used without object)

1. Scot. and North England. to shine.

Sheen

²

[ sheen ]

noun

1. Fulton (John), 1895–1979, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman, writer, and teacher.

sheen

/ ʃiːn /

noun

1. a gleaming or glistening brightness; lustre
2. poetic.
   splendid clothing

adjective

1. rare.
   shining and beautiful; radiant

Derived Forms

• ˈsheeny, adjective

Other Words From

• sheenful adjective
• sheenless adjective
• sheenly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of sheen¹

First recorded before 900; (adjective) Middle English sheene “beautiful, bright, shining,” Old English scēne; cognate with German schön; (verb) Middle English s(c)henen, derivative of the adjective; (noun) derivative of the adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sheen¹

Old English sciene; related to Old Norse skjōni white horse, Gothic skauns beautiful, Old High German scōni bright

Synonym Study

See polish.

Example Sentences

In May an open letter was signed by 175 artists including Sir Bryn Terfel, Katherine Jenkins, Michael Sheen and Ruth Jones calling for emergency funding for Welsh National Opera, after it received a funding cut of 35% from Arts Council England and 11.8% from Arts Council Wales.

From BBC

Carlos Estévez, 32, RP, Premier Talent: The closer with the same given name as Charlie Sheen is the top right-handed reliever on the market.

From Los Angeles Times

Orson Bean, Mary Kay Place and Charlie Sheen all have supporting roles; Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Winona Ryder have brief cameos; and director David Fincher makes an uncredited appearance as the national arts editor of the Los Angeles Times.

From Los Angeles Times

When I saw it — I only saw it once, in Venice at the film festival, and when it was revealed that Charlie Sheen was my best friend, just the idea of that, it was a rolling laugh, kind of 15 minutes long.

From Los Angeles Times

And then when I tell him I got involved with this coven of lesbian witches, he responds, “Give me their number when you’re through with them,” in a way that’s a line only Charlie Sheen could do.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• glaze
• gleam
• gloss
• luster
• patina
• shimmer