The difference between Polish and Sheen

When used as nouns, polish means a substance used to polish, whereas sheen means splendor.

When used as verbs, polish means to shine, whereas sheen means to shine.


Sheen is also adjective with the meaning: beautiful, good-looking, attractive.

check bellow for the other definitions of Polish and Sheen

  1. Polish as a noun:

    A substance used to polish.

    Examples:

    "A good silver polish will remove tarnish easily."

  2. Polish as a noun:

    Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess.

    Examples:

    "The floor was waxed to a high polish."

  3. Polish as a noun:

    Refinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation.

    Examples:

    "The lecturer showed a lot of polish at his last talk."

  1. Polish as a verb (transitive):

    To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.

    Examples:

    "He polished up the chrome until it gleamed."

  2. Polish as a verb (transitive):

    To refine; remove imperfections from.

    Examples:

    "The band has polished its performance since the last concert."

  3. Polish as a verb (transitive):

    To apply shoe polish to shoes.

  4. Polish as a verb (intransitive):

    To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface.

    Examples:

    "Steel polishes well."

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  5. Polish as a verb (transitive):

    To refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite.

    Examples:

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  1. Sheen as an adjective (rare, poetic):

    Beautiful, good-looking, attractive; radiant; shiny.

  1. Sheen as a noun:

    Splendor; radiance; shininess.

  2. Sheen as a noun:

    A thin layer of a substance (such as oil) spread on a solid or liquid surface.

    Examples:

    "oil sheen'"

  1. Sheen as a verb:

    To shine; to glisten.

  1. Sheen as a noun:

    The letter ش in the Arabic script.