noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɜːθʃaɪn/
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General-American:/ˈɜɹθʃaɪn/
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CMU ARPABET:ER1 TH SH AY2 N
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noun
Meaning 1
Alternative letter-case form of earthshine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
Sunlight reflected from the Earth's surface, especially when visible on the part of the Moon's surface not illuminated by the Sun (the night side); earthlight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: planetshine
History
Etymology
From earth + shine (noun), modelled after moonshine.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
ضوء الأرض
— sunlight reflected from the Earth’s surface
Chinese Mandarin:
地球反照
(Dìqiúfǎnzhào)
— sunlight reflected from the Earth’s surface
Dutch:
asgrauwe licht
— sunlight reflected from the Earth’s surface
Finnish:
maatamo
— sunlight reflected from the Earth’s surface
French:
clair de Terre
— sunlight reflected from the Earth’s surface
French:
lumière cendrée
— sunlight reflected from the Earth’s surface
German:
Erdschein
— sunlight reflected from the Earth’s surface
Hausa:
hasken ƙasa
— sunlight reflected from the Earth’s surface
Hebrew:
אור ארץ
— sunlight reflected from the Earth’s surface
Indonesian:
cahaya bumi
— sunlight reflected from the Earth’s surface
Indonesian:
sinar bumi
— sunlight reflected from the Earth’s surface
Irish:
domhanloinnir
— sunlight reflected from the Earth’s surface
Japanese:
地球照
(chikyūshō)
— sunlight reflected from the Earth’s surface
Korean:
지구조
(jigujo)
— sunlight reflected from the Earth’s surface
Malay:
cahaya bumi
— sunlight reflected from the Earth’s surface
Malayalam:
ഭൂനിലാവ്
(bhūnilāvŭ)
— sunlight reflected from the Earth’s surface
Norwegian Nynorsk:
jordskin
— sunlight reflected from the Earth’s surface
Persian:
زمینتاب
(zamintâb)
— sunlight reflected from the Earth’s surface
Polish:
blask Ziemi
— sunlight reflected from the Earth’s surface
Spanish:
luz cenicienta
— sunlight reflected from the Earth’s surface
Spanish:
luz terrestre
— sunlight reflected from the Earth’s surface
Swedish:
jordsken
— sunlight reflected from the Earth’s surface
Thai:
แสงโลก
— sunlight reflected from the Earth’s surface
Vietnamese:
ánh sáng Trái Đất
— sunlight reflected from the Earth’s surface