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shiningly

shiningly

3.6
In a very bright, clear way
  • adverb
  • /ˈʃaɪnɪŋli/
translation icon : brillantemente
  • On the third landing, he tapped a door with signs of former working-class dignity: a shiningly polished brass doorknob, letterbox, and nameplate engraved with the name ROSS.

Examples

  • Janice watches it too, their four eyes shiningly reflecting the electronic jiggle and their two mouths both open to make identical slots of darkness.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The freshly cleaned car stood shiningly in the sunlight, turning heads as it passed by.

  • Such a statement seemed outrageous and shiningly apparent at once.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • The stars shone brightly, lighting up the sky in a shiningly beautiful display.

  • The diamond necklace sparkled shiningly under the chandelier, captivating everyone in the room.

Synonyms

brightly
vsshiningly
69 1.0

In a way that has a lot of light or that looks happy

is focused on pure visual radiance rather than emotional cheerfulness
brilliantly
vsshiningly
9 3.3

Shining with a very bright, strong light

is less about extreme intensity and more about steady radiance
radiantly
vsshiningly
2 3.6

In a bright, happy way that shows great joy

is broader in meaning and lacks the joyful emotional tone
dazzlingly
vsshiningly
2 5.3

In a very bright and impressive way

is simply bright rather than overwhelmingly impressive
blazingly
vsshiningly
1 5.3

In a very bright or very fast way

is more moderate in brightness rather than extreme and obvious
luminously
vsshiningly
1 5.3

In a way that gives off bright light

is about overall brightness or glow rather than the source
incandescently
vsshiningly
  • Literature
1 7.7

Very brightly like a light, or showing strong feeling on someone's face

is about brightness without implying intense personal feeling
sparklingly
vsshiningly
4.4

In a way that shines with many small bright flashes of light

is about steady brightness rather than many small flashing reflections
gleamingly
vsshiningly
5.1

In a way that shines brightly or looks very good

is more general bright radiance, not only polished appearance
lustrously
vsshiningly
5.5

In a way that shines and seems very impressive

is plain visual brightness without added sense of beauty
glitteringly
vsshiningly
4.2

In a way that shines or sparkles to attract attention

is plain bright glow rather than a flashy sparkling display
illuminatingly
vsshiningly
6.8

In a way that gives light to make things more visible

is about appearing bright rather than actively lighting other things
shimmeringly
vsshiningly
7.5

In a soft, flickering light that makes things look bright

is steady bright radiance rather than small wavering movement
iridescently
vsshiningly
7.8

In a way that shows changing rainbow colors that shine

is simple single-colour brightness rather than shifting colours
beamingly
vsshiningly
4.2

A person smiles in a bright, happy way

is general visual brightness, not limited to human smiling or joy

Antonyms

7 1.8

In a way that is not clear to see or remember

1 4.1

In a way that shows little light or shine

How Bright

dazzlingly
2 5.3
radiantly
2 3.6
shiningly
3.6
brightly
69 1.0
faintly
47 2.7
dimly
17 1.2

Surface Forms

shiningly positive

Morphology

shiningly = shining (transparent) = shine + ing + ly

Adding '-ly' to the adjective 'shining' produces an adverb with a direct literal meaning of 'in a shining/bright way'.

Etymology

Shiningly comes from the verb shine, which means 'to give light' and appears in the word shiny. So when we use 'shiningly' in the literal sense, we mean something is done in a bright or glowing way.