undershine

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noun

An underlying shininess.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounundershine (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn underlying shininess.

    […] a strange opalescent gem with a sort of undershine of unearthly lambency.

    1878, The Dublin University Magazine (volume 93, page 360)

Origin

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APA

undershine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undershine

MLA

“undershine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undershine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undershine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undershine.

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