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 shininess

Out of all nature they felt their function was to extract the grayness and shininess.

Modern Painters, Volume V (of 5) |John Ruskin
His friends had long remarked the disappearance of his shininess.

Rogues and Vagabonds |George R. Sims
So when you throw slurs on our plumb newness and shininess, I've got the cards to call yuh.

The Happy Family |Bertha Muzzy Bower
The furniture sold by the payment houses always shows its source in its heaviness and shininess.

The Upward Path |Various

Kriijorl was smiling, and there was a shininess in Judith's eyes.

The Women-Stealers of Thrayx |Fox B. Holden

British Dictionary definitions for shininess

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

Words nearby shiny

Example sentences from the Web for shininess

British Dictionary definitions for shininess

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 shininess

Example sentences from the Web for shininess

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adjective shinier or shiniest

Derived forms of shiny

British Dictionary definitions for shininess