Definitions for shiny
ˈʃaɪ nishiny

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

1. 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"

2. glazed, shinyadjective

   having a shiny surface or coating

   "glazed fabrics"; "glazed doughnuts"

3. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. shinynoun

   Anything shiny; a trinket.

2. shinyadjective

   Reflecting light.

3. shinyadjective

   Emitting light.

4. shinyadjective

   Excellent; remarkable.

5. shinyadjective

   bright; luminous; clear; unclouded

   Like distant thunder on a shiny day. uE000100849uE001 Dryden.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.

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

1. Shiny

   bright; luminous; clear; unclouded

How to pronounce shiny?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Oliver

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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. Simon Cockerell:

   Pyongyang has been developing in recent years, with lots of shiny new buildings [being built], chongjin plans to do the same too, but it hasn't so it's more like what lots of tourists would expect Pyongyang, or North Korea, to be like.

2. Chris Christie:

   New is great. Right? Whenever we see something new, we think it's great. It's exciting, it's shiny, it's untarnished, it looks fabulous and gives us a little bit of thrill, new is great ... until you need experience. Then you'll wish that coin was a little more tarnished. You'll wish it was beat up a little bit and gone through some things.

3. Pano Anthos:

   There is no shiny object or silver bullet to this retailer set of challenges out there.

4. Brett Miles:

   Everyone wants bright and shiny.

5. Chase Kimmel:

   We observed a shiny little blue bee grabbing the flower and rubbing its head on the top portion of the flower two or three times before moving on to another flower, in reading about this unique behavior we were pretty shocked to see it.

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