sheen

English

/ʃiːn/

adj
Definitions
  • (rare) Beautiful, good-looking, attractive; radiant; shiny.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English shene inherited from Old English sċīene (beautiful, fair, bright, brilliant, light) inherited from *skaunī (beautiful, fine) inherited from Proto-Germanic *skauniz (beautiful, shining, shiny) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- (perceive, pay attention, hear, observe, heed, look, take note of, feel).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)kewh₁-

Gloss

perceive, pay attention, hear, observe, heed, look, take note of, feel

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

聞

Emoji
👂️ 🙉 🧏

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