sheen vs shine
shine vs sheensheen and shine both are nouns.
sheen is not a verb while shine is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sheen | Yes | No | No | No |
| shine | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
shine is a hypernym of
sheen; that is, shine is a
word with a broader meaning than sheen:
- sheen: the visual property of something that shines with reflected light
- shine: the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
| sheen (noun) | shine (noun) |
|---|---|
| the visual property of something that shines with reflected light | the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light |
| sheen (verb) | shine (verb) |
|---|---|
| make (a surface) shine | |
| experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion | |
| be shiny, as if wet | |
| have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink | |
| touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly | |
| be distinguished or eminent | |
| be clear and obvious | |
| emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light | |
| be bright by reflecting or casting light | |
| throw or flash the light of (a lamp) |
Words related to "sheen"
Words related to "shine"
- Simonise
- Simonize
- appear
- be
- beacon
- beam
- beat down
- beautify
- blaze
- brightness
- buff
- burn
- burnish
- come about
- coruscate
- effulgence
- embellish
- emit
- experience
- fall
- fall out
- fancify
- feel
- flame
- flare
- flick
- flicker
- furbish
- give off
- give out
- glare
- gleam
- gleaming
- glint
- glisten
- glitter
- gloss
- glossiness
- glow
- go on
- hap
- happen
- lambency
- look
- luminesce
- luster
- lustre
- occur
- opalesce
- outshine
- pass
- pass off
- polish
- prettify
- radiance
- radiancy
- radiate
- reflect
- refulgence
- refulgency
- resplend
- rub
- scintillate
- seem
- sheen
- shimmer
- shine
- shiner
- shininess
- shining
- shiny
- sleek
- slick
- smooth
- smoothen
- spangle
- sparkle
- strike
- take place
- twinkle
- winkle
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