shiny

American  

[shahy-nee] / ˈʃaɪ ni /

adjective

shinier, shiniest

1. bright or glossy in appearance.

   Synonyms:

   gleaming, shining, brilliant

2. filled with light, as by sunshine.

   Synonyms:

   gleaming, shining, brilliant

3. rubbed or worn to a glossy smoothness, as clothes.

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shiny British  

/ ˈʃaɪnɪ /

adjective

1. glossy or polished; bright

2. (of clothes or material) worn to a smooth and glossy state, as by continual rubbing

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Other Word Forms

• shinily adverb
• shininess noun
• unshiny adjective

Etymology

Origin of shiny

First recorded in 1580–90; shine ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

“The amount of computing necessary for AI is skyrocketing,” Huang told the Las Vegas audience Monday afternoon, pacing the stage wearing a shiny black jacket in a crocodile-scale pattern.

From The Wall Street Journal

Their bedroom may be cluttered with all manner of diversion and playthings, but what they really want is that shiny, as-yet unattained object — Rick Caruso! — beckoning from behind glass.

From Los Angeles Times

After volatile recent days, following record highs for silver, precious metals started the new year on a bright note with gold up 0.64 percent per ounce and silver 1.5 percent shinier.

From Barron's

It’s a bright and shiny synthpop confection with a steady 4/4 house beat.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gold and silver are physical stores of value that investors can view as a hedge against the U.S. dollar, and both metals have grown shinier as the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate cuts have weakened the dollar.

From Barron's

Related Words

• gleaming
• glossy
• lustrous
• polished
• slick
• sparkling