Sheen — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the visual property of something that shines with reflected light

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈiːn/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈiːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈiːn/

1 syllable Say it as /ʃˈiːn/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shininess lustre luster

Word Forms

shiny	adjective	made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
sheeny	adjective	reflecting light
lustrous	adjective	reflecting light

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Glanz

die visuelle Eigenschaft von etwas, das mit reflektiertem Licht leuchtet

🇫🇷French

éclat

la propriété visuelle de quelque chose qui brille avec la lumière réfléchie

🇪🇸Spanish

brillo

la propiedad visual de algo que brilla con luz reflejada

🇮🇹Italian

lucentezza

la proprietà visiva di qualcosa che brilla di luce riflessa

🇳🇱Dutch

glans

de visuele eigenschap van iets dat schijnt met gereflecteerd licht

🇵🇹Portuguese

brilho

a propriedade visual de algo que brilha com luz refletida

🇷🇺Russian

блеск

визуальное свойство чего-либо, что светится отраженным светом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चमक

किसी चीज़ का दृश्य गुण जो परावर्तित प्रकाश से चमकता है

🇧🇩Bengali

চকচকে

প্রতিফলিত আলো দিয়ে জ্বলজ্বল করে এমন কিছুর চাক্ষুষ সম্পত্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

பளபளப்பு

பிரதிபலித்த ஒளியுடன் பிரகாசிக்கும் ஒன்றின் காட்சி சொத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

మెరుపు

పరావర్తనం చెందిన కాంతితో ప్రకాశించే ఏదో ఒక దృశ్య లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

चमक

परावर्तित प्रकाशाने चमकणाऱ्या एखाद्या गोष्टीची दृश्य मालमत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચમક

પ્રતિબિંબિત પ્રકાશથી ચમકતી કોઈ વસ્તુની દ્રશ્ય મિલકત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊಳಪು

ಪ್ರತಿಫಲಿತ ಬೆಳಕಿನಿಂದ ಹೊಳೆಯುವ ಯಾವುದೋ ದೃಶ್ಯ ಆಸ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഷീൻ

പ്രതിഫലിച്ച പ്രകാശത്താൽ തിളങ്ങുന്ന ഒന്നിൻ്റെ ദൃശ്യ സ്വത്ത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਮਕ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਵਿਜ਼ੂਅਲ ਜਾਇਦਾਦ ਜੋ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਬਿੰਬਿਤ ਰੋਸ਼ਨੀ ਨਾਲ ਚਮਕਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

چمک

کسی چیز کی بصری خاصیت جو منعکس روشنی سے چمکتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

光泽

发出反射光的物体的视觉特性

🇯🇵Japanese

光沢

反射光で輝くものの視覚的性質

🇰🇷Korean

광휘

반사된 빛으로 빛나는 사물의 시각적 특성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ánh sáng

thuộc tính trực quan của thứ gì đó tỏa sáng với ánh sáng phản chiếu

🇹🇭Thai

เงา

คุณสมบัติการมองเห็นของสิ่งที่ส่องแสงสะท้อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kemilau

properti visual dari sesuatu yang bersinar dengan cahaya yang dipantulkan

🇵🇭Filipino

ningning

ang visual na ari-arian ng isang bagay na kumikinang na may masasalamin na liwanag

🇲🇾Malay

kilauan

sifat visual sesuatu yang bersinar dengan cahaya yang dipantulkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لمعان

الخاصية البصرية لشيء يضيء بالضوء المنعكس

🇮🇷Persian

درخشش

خاصیت بصری چیزی که با نور منعکس شده می درخشد

🇹🇷Turkish

parlaklık

yansıyan ışıkla parlayan bir şeyin görsel özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

בָּרָק

התכונה החזותית של משהו שזורח באור מוחזר

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