Definitions for sheen
ʃinsheen

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shininess, sheen, luster, lustrenoun

   the visual property of something that shines with reflected light

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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1. sheen

   Sheen is defined as the shine, gloss, or glow of a surface, especially when it reflects light. It can be used to refer to the luster of a metal, fabric, hair, skin, or even the gleaming surface of a calm sea.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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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1. sheen

   Song lyrics by sheen -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by sheen on the Lyrics.com website.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sheen

   See “Richmond.”

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

How to pronounce sheen?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say sheen in sign language?

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 Charlie Sheen's Charlie Sheen, that is still to them their dad, i never talk badly about Charlie Sheen and I want Charlie Sheen 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. Steven Hoffman:

   We also saw several leading organizations in HIV prevention begin to use Charlie Sheen's disclosure as a way to promote HIV prevention. i think there probably are a lot of celebrities who want to do good and would be open to the idea of working with public health officials to do good.

3. The Unified Command:

   These types of reports are common and in many cases, the sheen reported can be natural seepage of oil or sheen that is never located, nOAA satellite imagery was reported to agencies early morning reporting a possible oil anomaly.

4. John Ayers:

   Typically, public health uses top-down strategies. The most effective messages are believed to come from the experts, 'from the top.' The people who know the most about the subject, the people who are paid to sit around and think about the subject, it turns out, though, that if you look at the Sheen effect and if you look at these other examples of organic media events ... that's not the case. These messages, they come from the bottom; they come from ordinary people. People who aren't health experts. Sheen might be a celebrity, but he's not a health expert. Angelina Jolie is not a health expert.

5. Governor Andrew Cuomo:

   If you are on site, you see an oil sheen all over the area where the transformer went on fire, and it was a significant area that was covered by oil, foam and water.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sheen
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sheen
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=sheen
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sheen
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=sheen
7. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=sheen
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html