shiny

[ shahy-nee ]

/ ˈʃaɪ ni /

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adjective, shin·i·er, shin·i·est.

bright or glossy in appearance.

filled with light, as by sunshine.

rubbed or worn to a glossy smoothness, as clothes.

Origin of shiny

First recorded in 1580–90; shine¹ + -y¹

SYNONYMS FOR shiny

1, 2 brilliant, shining, glistening, gleaming.

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OTHER WORDS FROM shiny

shin·i·ly, adverb shin·i·ness, noun un·shin·y, adjective

Words nearby shiny

shinnery, shinny, shinplaster, shinto, shinty, shiny, ship, ship biscuit, ship canal, ship chandler, ship decanter

Example sentences from the Web for shiny

But beneath all the shiny esteem, the 25-year-old Wright led a seedy double life.

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Poking out of the shiny gold pages is a “distinctive silk marker”—also gold—which “complements the color of the leather.”

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On the GOP side, everybody wanted their own shiny Super PAC.

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NYC Prep worked by shoving real-life rich kids into the shiny shells of reality television stars.

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On the way, we found ourselves wedged in traffic between a couple of Mercedes Benzes and a shiny new Jaguar.

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There was a line o' them green, shiny, greasy-lookin' perpetuated palms across each corner.

To Him That Hath |Leroy Scott
Someone was coming toward him, with shiny red eye-stalks waving in greeting.

Captives of the Flame |Samuel R. Delany
His back, sheathed in a shiny brown leather cuirass, was turned toward Daoud.

The Saracen: Land of the Infidel |Robert Shea
From his mouth started the two limp folds which passed his shiny chin and disappeared in the collar of his military coat.

The Song of Songs |Hermann Sudermann
The upper surface of the leaf in some species is smooth, glossy and shiny and in others is rough and dull.

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British Dictionary definitions for shiny

shiny

/ (ˈʃaɪnɪ) /

adjective shinier or shiniest

glossy or polished; bright

(of clothes or material) worn to a smooth and glossy state, as by continual rubbing

Derived forms of shiny

shininess, noun

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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shiny

adjective, shin·i·er, shin·i·est.

Origin of shiny

SYNONYMS FOR shiny

OTHER WORDS FROM shiny

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Example sentences from the Web for shiny

British Dictionary definitions for shiny

adjective shinier or shiniest

Derived forms of shiny

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

shiny

adjective, shin·i·er, shin·i·est.

Origin of shiny

SYNONYMS FOR shiny

OTHER WORDS FROM shiny

Words nearby shiny

Words related to shiny

Example sentences from the Web for shiny

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adjective shinier or shiniest

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British Dictionary definitions for shiny