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1. (adj.) shining
radiant; gleaming.
2. shining
resplendent; brilliant.
3. shining
conspicuously fine.
Etymology: (bef. 900)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) shining, polishing
the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it
"the shining of shoes provided a meager living"; "every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing"
2. (adj) shining
marked by exceptional merit
"had shining virtues and few faults"; "a shining example"
3. (adj) bright, burnished, lustrous, shining, shiny
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"
4. (adj) glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining
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"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Shining
emitting light, esp. in a continuous manner; radiant; as, shining lamps; also, bright by the reflection of light; as, shining armor
2. (adj) Shining
splendid; illustrious; brilliant; distinguished; conspicious; as, a shining example of charity
3. (adj) Shining
having the surface smooth and polished; -- said of leaves, the surfaces of shells, etc
4. (noun) Shining
emission or reflection of light
5. Shining
of Shine
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Sense: very bright and clear; producing or reflecting light; polished
a shining star; The windows were clean and shining.
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 Afrikaans: helder |
 Arabic: لامِع |
 Bulgarian: блестящ |
 Brazilian: brilhante |
 Czech: blyštivý |
 German: glänzend |
 Danish: skinnende |
 Greek: λαμπερός, γυαλιστερός, ασ |
 Spanish: brillante |
 Estonian: hiilgav, särav |
 Farsi: درخشنده |
 Finnish: kirkas |
 French: brillant |
 Hebrew: בּוֹהָק |
 Hindi: चमकदार, देदीप्यपान, चमकील |
 Croatian: sjajan, blistav |
 Hungarian: ragyogó |
 Indonesian: berkilat-kilat |
 Icelandic: skínandi |
 Italian: brillante |
 Japanese: 光る |
 Korean: 빛나는 |
 Lithuanian: šviečiantis, blizgantis |
 Latvian: spožs; mirdzošs |
 Malay: bersinar-sinar |
 Dutch: glanzend |
 Norwegian: skinnende, strålende |
 Polish: świecący, błyszczący |
 Persian: درخشنده |
 Pashto: روڼ، ځلاند، بريښند |
 Portuguese: brilhante |
 Romanian: strălucitor |
 Russian: сияющий, сверкающий |
 Slovak: blýskavý |
 Slovenian: svetleč |
 Serbian: sjajan |
 Swedish: lysande, glänsande, skina |
 Thai: เป็นประกาย |
 Turkish: parlak |
 Taiwanese: 閃閃發光的，亮晶晶的 |
 Ukrainian: яскравий; сяючий |
 Urdu: روشن اور چمکیلا |
 Vietnamese: sáng, chói lọi |
 Chinese: 光亮的，醒目的 |
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