shininess

noun

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  1. sheen
  2. gloss
  3. polish
  4. luminescence
  5. glow
  6. fluorescence
Noun
  • The result was a cityscape of relentless sheen, façades as glabrous and ageless as a starlet’s brow.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 Mar. 2025
  • By this time, the group’s YouTube videos had a more professional sheen.
    — David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025
Definition of sheen
Noun
  • This gloss comes in a ton of different shades and is 15% off right now.
    — ABBY KASS, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Better yet, choose a specific tire foam/shine product to give the tires a wet-look gloss and further protect the rubber compound against fading and cracking.
    — Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Definition of gloss
Noun
  • Experiment with a few different shades to get that faux French manicure look, top with another layer of the milky polish—and your nails are officially red carpet ready.
    — Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Dark chocolate, rich prune, and vanilla ice cream flavors intermingle with crunchy red berries and layers of furniture polish, leather, and walnut wood.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of polish
Noun
  • His face is a death mask: gaunt and soiled, teeth pebbly, eyes dilated but piercing in their last hint of blued luminescence.
    — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 3 Feb. 2025
  • This luminescence is the hallmark of this mushroom, which gave rise to its common name: the ghost fungus.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of luminescence
Noun
  • This image features a deep field view of the Cassiopeia constellation immersed in the glow of ionized hydrogen gas, where the two small planetary nebulas can be found, Abell 6 and the larger HFG1.
    — Miguel Claro, Space.com, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The re-re-inspection put the glow back on the Thai Moon.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of glow
Noun
  • Sometimes the bird can change its degree of fluorescence just by moving into areas with more or less light.
    — Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Fishy fluorescence Though birds-of-paradise are known for their dramatic colors, the biofluorescent aspect of their visual communication was previously undescribed and raises new questions about how the birds use visual cues, lead study author Dr. Rene Martin said.
    — Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Definition of fluorescence
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