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Earthshine

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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɜːθʃaɪn/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈɜɹθʃaɪn/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: ER1 TH SH AY2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

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

2

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