shimmery
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- adjective
- /ˈʃɪməri/
- The surface of the water sparkled with a shimmery light under the moon.
- shimmery shadow
- shimmery silver
- shimmery lip
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- But this one has a little bit more of like the shimmery highlight pigments.
- It's such a beautiful like shimmery glowing blush Topper.
- Well, the opposite of the shimmery white is a matte black.
- Do we like my whole shimmery look today?
- It's really shimmery and cool looking though.
Examples
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With her gold bodysuit and the bronze highlights in her dark-gold hair, she looked shimmery, magical, almost like a mermaid.
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It's really shimmery and cool looking though.
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This is like a nice shimmery white color.
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And the nice thing is it's in a kind of shimmery finish.
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It's like slightly shimmery but not too much.
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It's kind of like a shimmery gold.
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This is just a really shimmery silver pink color.
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This is grand entrance and it's a really shimmery kind of champagne color.
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Mirage is this really beautiful, shimmery champagne pink.
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The women musicians wore shimmery feminine gowns while playing the whole range of musical instruments.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
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Full of strong light that makes a place easy to see
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Bright and smooth because it reflects light
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Bright and reflecting light because it is clean or polished
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4.8
Shining with a soft steady light like a lantern
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2.3
Shining with many small bright points like glitter
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1.3
Shining with small bright points like light on snow
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Shining with many small bright points like stars
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Shining with bright light, often because it is wet or smooth
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3.2
Having a white, shiny look with a soft glow
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2.7
Shining with many small, bright points of light
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5.5
A shiny color like metal, for example silver or gold
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3.3
Shining with small bright flashes of light
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5.3
Shining with a soft, smooth glow like polished pearls
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A soft bright look that seems to shine from within
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Shines with small bright flashes of light
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Soft, shiny colors on a surface that look like a small rainbow
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A shiny surface like a pearl that shows rainbow colors when you move it
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7.9
Shining with small bright points like light on water
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Light or image that changes quickly and is not steady
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A smooth shiny surface that reflects light
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Having a smooth, shiny surface that reflects light
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Etymology
Shimmery comes from the verb shimmer, which is like a soft, moving 'shine', and the ending -y means 'full of', as in shiny. So, shimmery means 'full of soft, wavering light', which is why we use it for things that sparkle faintly.