n.

1. Glistening brightness; luster: the sheen of old satin in candlelight.
2. Splendid attire.
3. A glossy surface given to textiles.

[From Middle English shene, beautiful, from Old English scīene.]

noun

A radiant brightness or glow, usually due to light reflected from a smooth surface: burnish, glaze, gloss, luster, polish, shine, sleekness. See light/darkness.

n

Definition: brightness, shine
Antonyms: darkness, dullness

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IN BRIEF: Luster, shininess, brightness.

The sheen on the sequined ball gown drew gasps of admiration.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - skin, skær, glans, blankhed
v. tr. - beskinne, bestråle
v. intr. - skinne, stråle

Nederlands (Dutch)
glans

Français (French)
n. - éclat, lustre, (fig) éclat
v. tr. - briller
v. intr. - briller
adj. - brillant, lustré

Deutsch (German)
n. - Glanz
v. - glänzen
adj. - glänzend

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γυαλάδα, λούστρο, (καθομ.) λεπτό στρώμα λαδιού
v. - γυαλίζω
adj. - γυαλιστερός, λαμπερός

Italiano (Italian)
lucentezza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - brilho (m), clareza (f), esplendor (m)
v. - dar brilho, aclarar
adj. - brilhante, esplêndido

Русский (Russian)
сияние, глянец, роскошное одеяние, прекрасный, сияющий, блестеть

Español (Spanish)
n. - brillo, lustre, resplandor
v. tr. - hacer brillar, iluminar, pulir, limpiar
v. intr. - brillar, resplandecer, lucir, relucir, relumbrar, sobresalir, distinguirse
adj. - lustroso, brillante, radiante

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lyster, sken, skimmer
v. - skina, skimra
adj. - skinande, glänsande, blank

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
光辉, 光泽, 光彩, 使发出光泽, 发出光泽

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 光輝, 光澤, 光彩
v. tr. - 使發出光澤
v. intr. - 發出光澤

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 번쩍임, 광택, 화려한 옷
v. tr. - 빛나게 하다
v. intr. - 빛나다, 번쩍이다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 光沢, 輝き

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سطح ألقماش أللامع, لمعان, بريق (فعل) يلمع, يبرق (صفه) جميل, لامع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ברק, זוהר‬
v. tr. - ‮זרח, זהר‬
v. intr. - ‮זרח, זהר‬

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