What does shiny mean?
Definitions for shiny
ˈʃaɪ nishiny
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word shiny.
Princeton's WordNet
glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shiningadjective
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"
glazed, shinyadjective
having a shiny surface or coating
"glazed fabrics"; "glazed doughnuts"
bright, burnished, lustrous, shining, shinyadjective
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
shinynoun
Anything shiny; a trinket.
shinyadjective
Reflecting light.
shinyadjective
Emitting light.
shinyadjective
Excellent; remarkable.
shinyadjective
bright; luminous; clear; unclouded
Like distant thunder on a shiny day. uE000100849uE001 Dryden.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Shinyadjective
Bright; splendid; luminous.
Etymology: from shine.
When Aldeboran was mounted high,
Above the shiney Cassiopeia’s chain,
One knocked at the door, and in would fare. Fa. Queen.The night
Is shiny, and they say we shall embattle
By th’ second hour o’ th’ morn. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleopatra.While from afar we heard the cannons play,
Like distant thunder on a shiny day,
For absent friends we were asham’d to fear. Dryden.
ChatGPT
shiny
Shiny refers to an object or surface that reflects light brightly, typically appearing glossy or polished. It suggests a smooth, gleaming, or lustrous quality.
Webster Dictionary
Shiny
bright; luminous; clear; unclouded
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of shiny in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of shiny in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of shiny in a Sentence
The shiny object is not so shiny anymore.
People are just squaring up ahead of the holiday, overnight, we got some mixed U.S. data. It wasn't shiny, but relatively speaking, the U.S. continues to be the leader.
Whither goest thou, America, in thy shiny car in the night? ~ Jack Kerouac.
It's like a shiny red apple and that can be hard to turn down.
Overnight, we got some mixed U.S. data. It wasn't shiny, but relatively speaking, the U.S. continues to be the leader.
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Translations for shiny
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- براق, لامعArabic
- skinnendeDanish
- leuchtend, wunderbar, glänzend, funkelndGerman
- brillante, refulgenteSpanish
- درخشانPersian
- kiiltävä, loistavaFinnish
- brillantFrench
- brillanteItalian
- 輝くJapanese
- 빛나는Korean
- spožs, spodrs, dzidrs, spīdīgs, gaišsLatvian
- glimmend, glanzendDutch
- błyszczącyPolish
- stralucitorRomanian
- блестящийRussian
- glittrande, lysande, skinandeSwedish
- parlak, ışıldayan, olağanüstü, fevkaladeTurkish
- 閃亮Chinese
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