✨ Bright and clean 🏅 Outstanding 🥿 Polishing

shining

107 1.0

Bright and reflecting light because it is clean or polished

adjective
/ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/

: brillante

We all know my hair is always healthy, shining and divine.

Examples

So continuing the trend, we have these shining glasses.
It's a absolutely gorgeous shining taupey bronze color.
The diamonds were shining brilliantly under the bright lights of the display.
After polishing, the furniture looked shining and new.
She wore a shining silver dress that caught everyone's attention at the party.

Synonyms

bright

vsshining

510 1.0

Full of strong light that makes a place easy to see

is often used for surfaces made luminous by cleaning or polishing

shiny

vsshining

304 1.0

Bright and smooth because it reflects light

is often used when brightness comes from cleaning or polishing

polished

vsshining

75 2.1

A shiny, smooth surface after being rubbed or cleaned

is broader and used for general brightness not only for treated surfaces

radiant

vsshining

59 4.1

Shining or glowing brightly, often seeming very happy

is mainly about surface reflection or polish, not internal light emission

blazing

vsshining

39 3.5

Shining very brightly like the sun

is more about clean or polished surfaces giving reflected gleam, not fierce burning light

luminous

vsshining

39 4.8

Shining with a soft steady light like a lantern

is often about surface cleanliness or polish causing visible gleam rather than soft emission

sparkling

vsshining

33 1.3

Shining with small bright points like light on snow

is broader and also covers steady reflective brightness, not only many flashes

glittering

vsshining

32 3.0

Shining with many small bright points like stars

is often used for simple gloss or polish rather than numerous flashing points

glossy

vsshining

31 2.6

Having a smooth shiny surface that reflects light like paper or hair

is more general and includes clean or polished causes, not only coatings

brilliant

vsshining

24 3.0

Very bright and shining with strong light

is more general and can mean reflected light rather than an intense source

glistening

vsshining

20 3.4

Shining with bright light, often because it is wet or smooth

is broader and can describe brightness not only from wet or smooth surfaces

reflecting

vsshining

10 3.4

A shiny surface or device that sends back light

is usually used when surfaces look bright because they are clean or polished

lustrous

vsshining

10 5.3

Shining with a soft, smooth glow like polished pearls

is broader and can mean plain brightness not only a soft glow

glaring

vsshining

6 3.8

A very bright light that hurts your eyes

is more neutral and can describe clean reflections without eye pain

burnished

vsshining

6 6.5

Has a smooth shiny surface after polishing

is more general and can describe brightness from many causes not only polishing

shimmery

vsshining

4 5.0

A soft, flickering shine that gently catches the light

is usually about clear surface brightness rather than subtle wavering light

dazzling

vsshining

3 3.1

So bright that it is hard to see

is less extreme and can mean clean polished surfaces rather than blinding light

glinting

vsshining

3 3.6

Shines with small bright flashes of light

is more general and can describe continuous gleam rather than brief flashes

glistering

vsshining

Archaic

1 7.9

Shining with small bright points like light on water

is broader and can mean steady reflection, not only quick flashing points

aglitter

vsshining

Literature

1 8.1

Shining with many small bright points of light

is more likely to mean smooth reflective surface rather than many tiny flashes

lightful

vsshining

Archaic

1 7.7

Full of bright light

is more specific to surface gleam from cleaning or polish rather than general light

gleamy

vsshining

1 4.2

A smooth shiny surface that reflects light

is more general and can mean any form of brightness, not only soft reflections

sheeny

vsshining

1 6.7

Having a smooth, shiny surface that reflects light

is more general, not limited to smooth reflective finishes

beamy

vsshining

1 8.6

Shining with bright light or looking very happy

is used for reflected brightness on surfaces rather than beam-like emission

Antonyms

dull

30 1.0

Not bright or shiny with weak colour

matte

19 3.5

Not shiny and showing little reflection

Idioms

while the sun is shining

1 5.3

Use a good chance before it ends

to fix the roof while the sun is shining

Informal

1 6.5

Take action now while things are good

Compounds

Shining Path

NSFW

7 9.1

A violent communist rebel group in Peru that used terror against people

shining sumac

Specialized

1 8.5

A small bush with shiny leaves and groups of red berries that is not poisonous

shining clubmoss

Specialized

9.9

A small plant with shiny green leaves that grows on damp forest floors

shining willow

Specialized

6.3

A small tree or shrub with shiny long leaves that grows near water

How Bright

dazzling

3 3.1

gleaming

3 3.2

shining

107 1.0

dull

30 1.0

matte

19 3.5

Surface Forms

shining positive

Morphology

shining = shine (transparent) = shine + ing

The adjective is the present-participial use of 'shine' and denotes the literal quality of reflecting light, which learners can infer.

Etymology

Shining comes from the old English verb shine, which meant 'to give off light'. So something described as shining is bright or reflective, like sunshine, because it looks as if it sends out light.