shiny
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shiny¹
- /ˈʃaɪ.ni/
Rhymes with -aɪni
adjective shinier · more shiny · shiniest · most shiny
- Reflecting light. He was wearing a new, fawn-coloured summer suit and a new straw hat—his trousers the creasiest and his shoes the shiniest. Yet he seemed not to be taking the usual infantile satisfaction in a very smart, correct costume.
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Emitting light.
Opposite: dark
- Excellent; remarkable. We're shiny, Okay?
- Bright; luminous; clear; unclouded. Like distant thunder on a shiny day.
Similar: gleamy, glisteny, mirrorlike, mirrory, relucent, shining, shiny, splendent, zazzy · Opposite: dull, glossless, matt, matte, mirrorless, nonshiny, opaque, sheenless, unshiny
shiny²
- /ˈʃaɪ.ni/
Rhymes with -aɪni
Where it comes from
From shine + -y (noun suffix).
noun shinies
- Anything that glitters; a trinket.
- A desirable collectible.
shiny³
- /ˈʃaɪ.ni/
Rhymes with -aɪni
Where it comes from
Contraction of "shiny arse", originated during World War II. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mAdUqLrKw4YC&pg=PA1717
noun shinies
- A deskworker.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: shining, bright, lustrous, glistening, glossy, clear, sunshiny, sunny, polished, burnished, glazed, icy, vitreous, glassy, vitrified, sheeny
Translations
Every language
adj reflecting light
| Español | reluciente, refulgente |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 有光澤的 /有光泽的 yǒu guāngzé de |
| हिन्दी | चमकीला camkīlā |
| Português | reluzente |
| Français | brillant |
| Deutsch | glänzend |
| Italiano | luccicante |
| Română | strălucitor |
| Русский | блестя́щий blestjáščij |
| Tiếng Việt | bóng |
| العربية | بَرَّاق barrāq, لَامِع lāmiʕ |
adj emitting light
| Español | brillante |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 閃光的 /闪光的 shǎnguāng de |
| हिन्दी | चमकीला camkīlā |
| Português | brilhante |
| Français | brillant |
| Deutsch | leuchtend, funkelnd |
| Italiano | brillante, luminoso, splendente |
| Русский | светя́щийся svetjáščijsja |
adj excellent
| 中文 | 出众 chūzhòng |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | उत्कृष्ट utkŕṣṭ, श्रेष्ठ śreṣṭh |
| Deutsch | wunderbar |
| Italiano | brillante |
| Русский | превосходный prevosxodnyj, великоле́пный velikolépnyj, отли́чный otlíčnyj |
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title = {shiny},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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