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
Made of strong ceramic and glazed with a metallic gold sheen, this is a mug that commands attention even before you notice the embedded Infinity Stones.
Coffee (or tea!) mugs that make for easy gifts|PopSci Commerce Team|September 29, 2020|Popular Science
Sheen plays Bill Masters as a doctor with a God complex, if God had been a sex researcher masking tons of insecurities.
Michael Sheen’s Masterful Study of Sex and Insecurity|Caryn James|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sheen saw this coming because he has always taken the long view of his character.
Michael Sheen’s Masterful Study of Sex and Insecurity|Caryn James|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As wily as his character when asked about it, Sheen proved himself to be a master of the media, feinting with a good sound bite.
Michael Sheen’s Masterful Study of Sex and Insecurity|Caryn James|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Instead of ice water, Sheen pours a bucket full of cash on himself, all of which he plans to donate to the ALS Association.
Viral Video of the Day: Charlie Sheen Does the Ice Bucket Challenge|Alex Chancey|August 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sheen has implored President Obama to launch a full scale congressional investigation into the 9/11 attacks.
Celebrity Conspiracy Theorists: Courtney Love Finds Malaysian Flight 370|Amy Zimmerman|March 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Like labradorite the sheen is visible only when the stone is held at a certain angle.
Birds and Nature, Vol. 12 No. 2 [July 1902]|Various
It was about ten minutes later that Sheen, approaching the waterside in quest of his boat, found no boat there.
The White Feather|P. G. Wodehouse
At the far end of this courtyard a shadowy pavilion arose, culled from the Stygian gloom by the sheen of the lightnings.
Under the Witches' Moon|Nathan Gallizier
Here are the baskets wherein I gather the sheen of the moon and the glimmer of the sun.
Famous Modern Ghost Stories|Various
Beneath its sheen a huge white-topped breaker, twenty feet high or more, was rushing on to us.
She|H. Rider Haggard
British Dictionary definitions for sheen
sheen
/ (ʃiːn) /
noun
a gleaming or glistening brightness; lustre
poeticsplendid clothing
adjective
rareshining and beautiful; radiant
Derived forms of sheen
sheeny, adjective
Word Origin for sheen
Old English sciene; related to Old Norse skjōni white horse, Gothic skauns beautiful, Old High German scōni bright