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Glister vs Sheen - What's the difference?

glister | sheen |

As a verb glister

is to gleam, glisten or coruscate.

As a noun glister

is a brilliant flash; a glint or glister can be .

As a proper noun sheen is

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glister

English

Etymology 1

Old English glistren

Verb

(en verb)
  • To gleam, glisten or coruscate
  • :All that glisters is not gold.'' Shakespeare, ''The Merchant of Venice (II, vii)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A brilliant flash; a glint

    • Etymology 2

    Compare (etyl) glistere.

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Anagrams

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    sheen

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) shene, from (etyl)

    Adjective

    (wikipedia sheen) (en adjective)
  • (rare, poetic) beautiful, good-looking, attractive; radiant; shiny.
  • * Fairfax
    • Up rose each warrier bold and brave, / Glistening in filed steel and armor sheen .

    Noun

    (sheens)
  • splendor; radiance; shininess.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To shine; to glisten.
  • * Byron
    • This town, / That, sheening far, celestial seems to be.

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The letter in the Arabic script.