Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intershine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-shine
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To shine among or between.

Example Sentences

"As a man might say, an overshadowed and darke picture, enter-shining [translating entreluisant] with an infinit varietie of false lights, to exercise our conjectures."
"Hearken ! hearken to my story; / Each one bears a separate glory, / And all splendors intershine, / Making all our race divine."
"This beautiful palatial building, which is a typical Chinese Renaissance style, will certainly enhance the natural beauty of Taiwan and intershine with the art treasures of China (Plate 229)."

Etymology

From inter- + shine.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: inter

Inflected Forms

intershines (present, singular) intershining (participle, present) intershone (participle, past) intershone (past)

Questions

What does intershine mean?: To shine among or between.
Where does intershine come from?: From inter- + shine.

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