shiny
[ shahy-nee ]
/ ˈʃaɪ ni /
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adjective, shin·i·er, shin·i·est.
bright or glossy in appearance.
filled with light, as by sunshine.
rubbed or worn to a glossy smoothness, as clothes.
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Nearby words
shinnery, shinny, shinplaster, shinto, shinty, shiny, ship, ship biscuit, ship canal, ship chandler, ship decanter
Related forms
shin·i·ly, adverbshin·i·ness, nounun·shin·y, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for shinier
We agreed that our car had never looked handsomer and shinier since our first day of ownership.
The Car That Went Abroad|Albert Bigelow PaineMany were bigger than mine, with newer and shinier things, but they did not seem to differ in kind.
Darkwater|W. E. B. Du BoisThis softens the surface fibers, and they can then be rolled flatter and hence take a shinier surface.
From Paper-mill to Pressroom|William Bond WheelwrightThe second cube came back unchanged, except that it was newer, shinier.
Hall of Mirrors|Fredric Brown
British Dictionary definitions for shinier
shiny
/ (ˈʃaɪnɪ) /
adjective shinier or shiniest
glossy or polished; bright
(of clothes or material) worn to a smooth and glossy state, as by continual rubbing
Derived Forms
shininess, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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