shiny
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1.0
- adjective
- /ˈʃaɪni/
:
brillante
- The freshly polished car had a shiny exterior that gleamed in the sunlight.
- shiny surface
- shiny metal
- shiny objects
And it's just a little too shiny and too expensive.
- And it's just a little too shiny and too expensive.
- This will start to get shiny very very quickly.
- The cobblestone lanes are narrow and shiny from centuries of use.
- In this case, AMC is giving you a shiny spoon called APE.
- Somehow I have to make this shiny and clean just using this.
- In our world, that these shiny qualities are precious.
- Do you need to say black, say shiny, say grand?
Examples
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"Her hair was black and shiny and her eyes as dark as Josie's.
Fiction book (1990) -
And then we're going to place the shiny side down.
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And it's just a little too shiny and too expensive.
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This will start to get shiny very very quickly.
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You can just see how nice and shiny it's looking now.
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That should all be nice and shiny and silver.
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Very shiny, I'll give them that.
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Next, a pair of beautiful, shiny black shoes flew down the corridor.
Academic text (2011) -
That is a big, shiny mount, isn't it?
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The cobblestone lanes are narrow and shiny from centuries of use.
Synonyms
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1.0
Full of strong light that makes a place easy to see
64
4.1
Shining or glowing brightly, often seeming very happy
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2.6
Having a smooth shiny surface that reflects light like paper or hair
30
2.3
Shining with many small bright points like glitter
26
2.1
A shiny, smooth surface after being rubbed or cleaned
11
2.7
Shining with many small, bright points of light
9
5.3
Shining with a soft, smooth glow like polished pearls
9
3.9
A surface that is smooth and shiny like glass
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5.6
A soft bright look that seems to shine from within
5
1.3
Shining with small bright points like light on snow
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4.1
Smooth and soft with a shiny surface like silk
3
5.0
A soft, flickering shine that gently catches the light
2
3.0
Shining with many small bright points like stars
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6.7
Having a smooth, shiny surface that reflects light
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1.0
Bright and reflecting light because it is clean or polished
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6.5
Has a smooth shiny surface after polishing
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8.5
A shiny surface that reflects light like a mirror
A bright shine made when light bounces off a surface
A smooth shiny surface that reflects light
A smooth shiny surface that shows a clear picture of things
Having a smooth shiny surface, often on pottery or tiles
Having shiny, smooth fur or hair that looks healthy
Having smooth, shiny hair that reflects light
Having shiny, smooth fur that shines in the light
Having a shiny surface that shows soft changing colors like a pearl
Shining with bright light, often because it is wet or smooth
Shines with small bright flashes of light
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Idioms
Compounds
- Informal
1
7.4
A new, flashy thing that attracts attention but has little real use
- Jargon
A habit of being easily distracted and leaving tasks for new ideas
How Bright
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Shiny comes from the verb shine, which means 'to give light'. The ending -y means 'full of', so shiny is 'full of shine' — bright and smooth because it reflects light.