shining
Americanadjective
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- Synonyms:
- effulgent
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shining talents.
- Synonyms:
- lustrous
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conspicuously fine.
a shining example.
- Synonyms:
- splendid, prime, eminent, distinguished, outstanding
Related Words
See bright.
Other Word Forms
- self-shining adjective
- shiningly adverb
- unshining adjective
Etymology
Origin of shining
First recorded before 900; Middle English s(c)hininge, schininde, Old English scinende; shine 1, -ing 2
Example Sentences
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Camille’s eyes are shining with the excitement of a new project.
From Literature
Rods of white and yellow stone hung thickly from the roof, but the black and shining floor below the ledge on which they stood was as smooth as glass.
From Literature
One night a young witch was walking in the wintry woods of her human world when she caught the silver light of the moon shining through a rip between the worlds.
From Literature
And on a day like that, with the sun shining, four hours till dinner, and seven more items on my List of Fun Stuff to Do, I did the only sensible thing.
From Literature
It’s also a shining example of patient script development.
From Los Angeles Times
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