sheen
noun
[ ʃiːn ]
• a soft lustre on a surface.
• "black crushed velvet with a slight sheen"
Similar:
shine,
lustre,
gleam,
patina,
gloss,
shininess,
burnish,
polish,
shimmer,
glimmer,
sparkle,
brightness,
brilliance,
radiance,
sheen
verb
• shine or cause to shine softly.
• "men entered with rain sheening their steel helms"
Origin:
early 17th century: from obsolete sheen ‘beautiful, resplendent’; apparently related to the verb shine.
