shininess

noun

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as in sheen

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  1. sheen
  2. gloss
  3. polish
  4. luminescence
  5. glow
  6. fluorescence
Noun
  • After leaving it on for two to three minutes, rinse it off, and voila—balanced color and a lustrous sheen.
    Jenny Berg, Allure, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Dusty Miller Botanical Name: Jacobaea maritima Sun Exposure: Full Sun Soil Type: Moist, Well-draining, Rich Soil pH: Acidic to Neutral (5.5-7.0) Dusty miller is another plant grown for its foliage, which is deeply lobed and covered in silver hairs that give leaves a silvery sheen.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of sheen
Noun
  • Our team found a seven-day advent calendar that’s packed with Tarte’s viral lip-pumping gloss.
    Taylor Lane, StyleCaster, 3 Dec. 2024
  • This plumping action, combined with the balm’s glossy finish, creates a visually appealing effect that can boost confidence whether worn alone or as a base for other lip products such as lip liners, glosses or lipsticks.
    Stixx Mathews, Essence, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of gloss
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  • Starting with a chef’s table experience, and continuing through a three hour tasting menu, Capel’s French, Asian and Irish influences are narrated with confidence and polish.
    Paul Caputo, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
  • There are still questions at quarterback, where Jayden Maiava has tons of big-play potential, but not nearly enough polish yet to fully elevate USC’s offense.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of polish
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  • This luminescence is the hallmark of this mushroom, which gave rise to its common name: the ghost fungus.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Its sawtooth roofline’s skylights that once poured shadowless daylight onto the factory floor now provide the perfect luminescence for minimalist sculpture.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of luminescence
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  • The beeps, alerts, and endless digital distractions have shifted our gaze away from the eyes of others and into the glow of our devices.
    Michael Chad Hoeppner, TIME, 27 Dec. 2024
  • But Vanderbilt has faced longer odds and would love to spend the rest of winter warmed by the glow of one last 2024 upset.
    J.J. Bailey, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of glow
Noun
  • The microscope records flashes of fluorescence when its laser hits active neurons, and the 3D video shows patterns that resemble green fireflies winking on and off in a summer night.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2017
  • Later in the Archimedes Palimpsest project, researchers used x-ray fluorescence to bring out iron in the older ink.
    Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of fluorescence
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