adjective
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glossy or polished; bright
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(of clothes or material) worn to a smooth and glossy state, as by continual rubbing
Other Word Forms
- shinily adverb
- shininess noun
- unshiny adjective
Etymology
Origin of shiny
Example Sentences
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A formal living room and dining room are on the first floor, as is the gorgeous kitchen with lots of shiny subway tile, marble counters, and an island with wine storage.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026
But the shiny stuff had its worst day of the war so far, dropping almost 6%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
As a kid wandering the grocery store aisles with my mom, spotting the shiny green foil on the white O’Ryan’s boxes felt almost as exciting as presents from Santa on Christmas morning.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
She spoke to AFP inside a smart new shopping centre off Al-Mutanabi street, a shiny complex which has become emblematic of Baghdad's partial recovery.
From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026
There’s a tiny scar above his left eyebrow from when Avery accidentally scraped him with a stick when we were seven, and it’s pale and shiny under the overhead lights.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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