shiny
[ shahy-nee ]
/ ˈʃaɪ ni /
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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SYNONYMS FOR shiny
OTHER WORDS FROM shiny
shin·i·ly, adverbshin·i·ness, nounun·shin·y, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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Example sentences from the Web for shiny
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 shiny
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 of shiny
shininess, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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