shiny in English dictionary

  • shiny

    Meanings and definitions of "shiny"

    • Reflecting light.
    • Emitting light.
    • (colloquial) Excellent; remarkable.
    • adjective
      Reflecting light.
    • adjective
      Emitting light.
    • adjective
      (colloquial)
      Excellent; remarkable.
    • adjective
      (obsolete)
      Bright; luminous; clear; unclouded.
    • noun
      (informal)
      Anything shiny; a trinket.
    • noun
      (slang)
      Contraction of disparaging term "shiny arses", originating during World War Two, to describe a desk worker.[1]
    • reflecting light
    • emitting light
    • shining to glitter
    • adjective
      having a shiny surface or coating; "glazed fabrics"; "glazed doughnuts"
    • adjective
      made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents"
    • adjective
      reflecting light; "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"; "shining white enamel"

    Synonyms of "shiny" in English dictionary

    icy, glistening, glossy are the top synonyms of "shiny" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "shiny" in English dictionary

    unglazed is the antonym of "shiny" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of shiny

    • shiny ( comparative shinier or more shiny, superlative shiniest or most shiny)
    • shiny (comparative shinier or more shiny, superlative shiniest or most shiny)
    • shiny (plural shinies)
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