sheenier

Variant of sheen

sheen definition

sheen (s̸hēn)

noun

  1. brightness; shininess; luster
  2. bright or shining attire

Etymology: < sheenthe

adjective

Archaic of shining beauty; bright

Etymology: ME schene < OE sciene, beautiful, splendid, akin to Ger schön (< IE base *(s)keu-, to observe, heed > hear): sense infl. by assoc. with shine

intransitive verb

Dialectal to shine; gleam

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