sheenest

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Etymology

From Middle English shenest, from Old English sċēnost, sċȳnost, sċēonost, sċīenost, from Proto-Germanic *skaunistaz, superlative of Proto-Germanic *skauniz (“shiny; beautiful”), equivalent to sheen + -est (superlative suffix).

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