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sheen

/ˈʃin/SHEEN
/ˈʃin/SHEEN

Meaningscedne, scidne, scyne, fair

Common meaning: soft shine

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishscīene‘scedne, scidne, scyne, fair’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishschenesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsscedne, scidne, scyne, fair → soft shinesheen‘soft shine’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English scīene ‘scedne, scidne, scyne, fair’.

Roots

  • scīene Old English “scedne, scidne, scyne, fair”

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