What does sheen mean?

Definitions for sheen
ʃinsheen

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word sheen.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. shininess, sheen, luster, lustrenoun

    the visual property of something that shines with reflected light

Wiktionary

  1. sheennoun

    splendor; radiance; shininess.

  2. sheenverb

    To shine; to glisten.

  3. sheenadjective

    beautiful, good-looking, attractive; radiant; shiny.

  4. Etymology: From shene, from sciene, from skauniz, from (s)ḱoun-. Cognate with Dutch schoon, German schön, Danish skjøn, skön. Extra-Germanic congnates include Albanian hirë, geg hinë.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Sheen, Sheenyadjective

    Bright; glittering; shewy. A word now not in use.

    Etymology: This was probably only the old pronunciation of shine].

    That lewd ribbald, with vile lust advanc’d,
    Laid first his filthy hands on virgin clean,
    To spoil her dainty corse so fair and sheen. Fa. Queen.

    When he was all dight, he took his way
    Into the forest, that he might be seen
    Of the wild beasts, in his new glory sheen. Hubberd’s Tale.

    Now they never meet in grove or green,
    By fountain clear, or spangled star-light sheen. William Shakespeare.

    Up arose each warrior bold and brave,
    Glistering in filed steel and armour sheen. Edward Fairfax.

    Out of the hierarchies of angels sheen,
    The gentle Gabriel call’d he from the rest. Edward Fairfax.

    By the rushy fringed bank,
    Where grows the willow and the osier dank,
    My sliding chariot stays,
    Which set with agat, or the azure sheen,
    Of turcois blue, and emerald green. John Milton.

    Or did of late earth’s sons besiege the wall
    Of sheeny heav’n. John Milton.

  2. Sheennoun

    Brightness; splendour.

    Etymology: from the adjective.

    Mercy will sit between,
    Thron’d in celestial sheen. John Milton.

    Far above, in spangled sheen,
    Celestial Cupid, her fam’d son advanc’d,
    Holds his dear Psyche sweet entranc’d. John Milton.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sheenverb

    bright; glittering; radiant; fair; showy; sheeny

  2. Sheenverb

    to shine; to glisten

  3. Sheennoun

    brightness; splendor; glitter

  4. Etymology: [OE. sehene, AS. scine, scne, scne, splendid, beautiful; akin to OFries. skne, skne, OS. scni, D. schoon, G. schn, OHG. scni, Goth, skanus, and E. shew; the original meaning being probably, visible, worth seeing. It is not akin to E. shine. See Shew, v. t.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Sheen

    shēn, n. brightness or splendour.—adj. (obs.) bright, shining.—v.i. (arch.) to shine, glitter.—adj. Sheen′y, shining, beautiful. [A.S. scéne, scýne, fair; Dut. schoon, Ger. schön, beautiful; prob. from the root of A.S. sceáwian, to look at.]

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Etymology and Origins

  1. Sheen

    See “Richmond.”

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. SHEEN

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sheen is ranked #14178 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Sheen surname appeared 2,118 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Sheen.

    68.8% or 1,458 total occurrences were White.
    20.2% or 428 total occurrences were Asian.
    3.5% or 75 total occurrences were Black.
    3% or 65 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.1% or 46 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    2.1% or 46 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sheen in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sheen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of sheen in a Sentence

  1. Denise Richards:

    Even though he’s Charlie Sheen, that is still, to them, their dad, i never talk badly about him and I want him to be part of their lives because I met a lot of the women that Charlie entertained and a lot of them had father-daughter issues. And I do not want that to be our girls.

  2. Charlie Sheen:

    Charlie Sheen’s managed to continue to take this medication.

  3. Attorney Gloria Allred:

    I have been contacted by women with reference to Charlie Sheen and their rights, i have no comment on what will happen next.

  4. The Weinstein Company:

    I was so self-involved and trying to be a provider that I was n’t aware of Charlie Sheen inclination to being actors, i was doing a show one time, and Emilio Estevez showed up. I thought Emilio Estevez was there to visit me, but Emilio Estevez ’d gotten a part in the same show. The only influence I had on Emilio Estevez was to keep Emilio Estevez name. When Emilio Estevez started out, Emilio Estevez agent was advising Emilio Estevez to change Emilio Estevez name to Charlie Sheen, and Emilio Estevez would n’t do it. And I thank God Emilio Estevez did n’t.

  5. The MCA:

    Aircraft yesterday flew over the location and surrounding area to make careful observations for pollution around the rig and the nearby coast and sea and no sheen or sign of pollution has been found.

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