shiny
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1.0
- adjective
- /ˈʃaɪni/
- The freshly polished car had a shiny exterior that gleamed in the sunlight.
- shiny surface
- shiny metal
- shiny objects
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Watch on YouTubeAnd 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
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1.0
Bright and reflecting light because it is clean or polished
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2.1
A shiny, smooth surface after being rubbed or cleaned
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4.1
Shining or glowing brightly, often seeming very happy
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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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3.0
Shining with many small bright points like stars
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2.6
Having a smooth shiny surface that reflects light like paper or hair
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3.4
Shining with bright light, often because it is wet or smooth
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3.5
Having a smooth shiny surface, often on pottery or tiles
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2.7
Shining with many small, bright points of light
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5.3
Shining with a soft, smooth glow like polished pearls
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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
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6.5
Has a smooth shiny surface after polishing
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5.0
A soft, flickering shine that gently catches the light
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3.2
A bright shine made when light bounces off a surface
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4.1
Smooth and soft with a shiny surface like silk
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3.6
Shines with small bright flashes of light
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4.5
Having shiny, smooth fur or hair that looks healthy
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8.5
A shiny surface that reflects light like a mirror
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6.0
Having a shiny surface that shows soft changing colors like a pearl
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4.5
A smooth shiny surface that shows a clear picture of things
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4.2
A smooth shiny surface that reflects light
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6.7
Having a smooth, shiny surface that reflects light
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4.6
Having smooth, shiny hair that reflects light
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4.3
Having shiny, smooth fur that shines in the light
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Informal
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7.4
A new, flashy thing that attracts attention but has little real use
- Jargon
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8.2
A habit of being easily distracted and leaving tasks for new ideas
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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.