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BNC: 15025 COCA: 12743

sheen

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
sheen /ˈʃiːn/ noun
sheen
/ˈʃiːn/
noun
Learner's definition of SHEEN
[singular]
: a soft, smooth, shiny quality光泽;光辉
BNC: 15025 COCA: 12743

sheen

1 of 3

adjective

1
archaic : beautiful
2
archaic : shining, resplendent

sheen

2 of 3

verb

sheened; sheening; sheens

intransitive verb

: to be bright : show a sheen

sheen

3 of 3

noun

1
a
: a bright or shining condition : brightness
b
: a subdued glitter approaching but short of optical reflection
c
: a lustrous surface imparted to textiles through finishing processes or use of shiny yarns
2
: a textile exhibiting notable sheen
sheeny adjective

Example Sentences

Noun Her hair has a sheen to it. polished the metal until it had an even sheen
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
The impact resistant lenses can stand up to wildest show with UV protection and polarized lenses to further protect your peepers, and the ultra-sheen design, available in 5 colors, is guaranteed to steal the spotlight. Brandon Schultz, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022 Note that flat-sheen paint works best to replicate the look of unglazed encaustic or cement tile. Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2021 My Sheets Rock The Regulator $169.00 Bamboo Twill Sheets Made from bamboo twill, these breathable sheets have the softness of rayon with a sheen finish. Lauren Levy, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2021
Verb
Boaters off Orange County and residents of Newport Beach started reporting a petroleum smell in the air and oily sheen on the water Friday afternoon, Oct. 1. Christopher Weber, ajc, 8 Oct. 2021 But old pennies have a nice copper sheen all the way through. Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, 18 Jan. 2021 This diner digs their seasoning: bacon, thyme, red vinegar and a finishing touch of butter to give the beans sheen. Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2020
Noun
The first drop includes a mascara with a latex finish, a flashy palette filled with 14 intensely-shimmery shades, a nearly black lip serum, a clear brow gel that works like magic to groom brows, and a primer that gives skin a glass-like sheen. Paige Stables, Allure, 6 Sep. 2022 Fantastical bits of flair abound — the candy-colored sheen on a horse's mane, a tiny Einstein scaled to fit in the palm of a hand — and Miller's camera swoops and dips like it's been strapped to an eagle's back. Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2022 Behold the sheen in the stack of Chinese broccoli, cooked to retain some bite and lashed with oyster sauce. Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022 This baked bronzer gives you that just-back-from-vacay sheen to your skin, without sunburns, UV rays, or suspicious freckles. ELLE, 3 June 2022 Stirring in the optional egg, barely set on top, gives the hashed meat a creamy sheen. Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2022 Instead, awareness of Spears’s recent triumph gives a hopeful sheen to the work by the two women who popularized the #FreeBritney movement. Eric Mcquade, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2021 Smithey, which is a small maker based in Charleston, gives this pan such a glossy sheen that the surface is quite nearly nonstick. Lauren Joseph, Bon Appétit, 16 June 2021 The secret ingredient to help your magic shell harden instantly is coconut oil, which also gives the chocolate a glossy sheen. Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 21 May 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English shene, from Old English scīene; akin to Old English scēawian to look — more at show

First Known Use

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of sheen was before the 12th century
BNC: 15025 COCA: 12743

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