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Sheeny

Bright; shining; radiant; sheen.

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Bright 84% connected

See Brite, v. i.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Bright 84% connected

See Brite, v. i.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Broader term 3

Hebrew 76% connected

An appellative of Abraham or of one of his descendants, esp. in the line of Jacob; an Israelite; a Jew.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Israelite 76% connected

A descendant of Israel, or Jacob; a Hebrew; a Jew.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Jew 76% connected

Originally, one belonging to the tribe or kingdom of Judah; after the return from the Babylonish captivity, any member of the new state; a Hebrew; an…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Luster 74% connected

One who lusts.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Luster 74% connected

One who lusts.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Glistening 92% connected

of Glisten

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Glossy 92% connected

Smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth surface; highly polished; lustrous; as, glossy silk; a glossy surface.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Kike 92% connected

To gaze; to stare.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Lustrous 92% connected

Bright; shining; luminous.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Shining 92% connected

of Shine

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Shiny 92% connected

Bright; luminous; clear; unclouded.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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