12
sheen(noun, shine, brightness, scrub, polish)
10
luster(noun, shine, scrub, polish, smoothness)
7
lustre
5
glint(noun, shine, polish, smoothness, sheen)
5
gloss(noun, shine, scrub, polish, smoothness)
5
shine(noun, polish, smoothness, sheen, glossiness)
3
brightness(noun, shine, polish, smoothness, sheen)
3
brilliancy
3
gleam(noun, shine, brightness, polish, smoothness)
3
glow
2
afterglow(noun, scrub, gloss)
2
burnish(noun, shine, scrub, polish, smoothness)
2
incandescence(noun, scrub, gloss)
2
polish(noun, shine, scrub, smoothness, gloss)
2
radiance
2
refulgence(noun, scrub, gloss)
2
shimmer(noun, shine, brightness, polish, smoothness)
1
brilliance
1
effulgence
1
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