Definitions for shiny
ˈʃaɪ nishiny

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining(adj)

   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"

2. glazed, shiny(adj)

   having a shiny surface or coating

   "glazed fabrics"; "glazed doughnuts"

3. bright, burnished, lustrous, shining, shiny(adj)

   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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. shiny(Noun)

   Anything shiny; a trinket.

2. shiny(Adjective)

   Reflecting light.

3. shiny(Adjective)

   Emitting light.

4. shiny(Adjective)

   Excellent; remarkable.

5. shiny(Adjective)

   bright; luminous; clear; unclouded

   Like distant thunder on a shiny day. uE000100849uE001 Dryden.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Shiny

   bright; luminous; clear; unclouded

How to pronounce shiny?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say shiny in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shiny in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shiny in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of shiny in a Sentence

1. Gary Peters:

   So there are always efforts whenever Ed Markey dealing with a serious issue like this, that people want to change the discussion and have everybody chanse another different shiny object, our job in the Senate, and it should have been the job of the FBI too, is to focus on those that are credible.

2. Zeinab Chami:

   They look like the kids I went to college with at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, the kids I teach not just because they're Muslim but they have that bright, shiny innocence kids that age have, this was a moment for (my students) to pause and try to comprehend the reality they're going to be stepping into.

3. Ali Mufuruki:

   On the one hand you hear glowing stories of growth and prosperity, shiny new buildings being built, big cars, nice homes, and lots of consumption. But Africa is producing bigger and bigger numbers of poor people, so poor so desperate.

4. Joel Smith:

   When requested by the family, the ombudsman has the right to enter the care facility and investigate, while they can't arrest, they can go in and start waving shiny lights into dark places and hopefully uncover and solve problems.

5. Kevin Kinard:

   It kind of looked interesting and shiny, i just thought it might've been glass.

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