Sheener

adj, adv

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    comparative form of sheen: more sheen comparative, form-of
Adverb
  1. 1
    comparative form of sheen: more sheen comparative, form-of

    "Now St. Margaret is in Paradise, "where she shineth sevenfold sheener than the sun.""

Synonyms

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gleamshininessafterglowair glowbeautifulbrightness

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"Now St. Margaret is in Paradise, "where she shineth sevenfold sheener than the sun.""

Etymology

From Middle English schenre, from Old English sċēnra, sċȳnra, from Proto-Germanic *skaunizô, comparative of Proto-Germanic *skauniz (“shiny; beautiful”), equivalent to sheen + -er.

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