shiny
bright or glossy in appearance.
filled with light, as by sunshine.
rubbed or worn to a glossy smoothness, as clothes.
Origin of shiny
1Other words for shiny
1, 2 | brilliant, shining, gleaming, glistening |
Other words from shiny
- shin·i·ly, adverb
- shin·i·ness, noun
- un·shin·y, adjective
Words Nearby shiny
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How to use shiny in a sentence
While searching for primate fossils in northern India, paleontologist Christopher Gilbert noticed something small and shiny poking out of the dirt.
A stray molar is the oldest known fossil from an ancient gibbon | Bruce Bower | September 8, 2020 | Science NewsThe shiny yellow stuff hasn’t been a great bet over the past 30 days.
These investments powered a record-setting month of stock market gains | Bernhard Warner | September 1, 2020 | FortuneCuriosity is restive, always threatening to chase the next shiny object that pops into view.
The business advice Socrates would give if he wrote a management book today | jakemeth | August 25, 2020 | FortuneThe city didn’t do a very good job vetting the purchase of this tall building Sempra had evacuated for its new shiny one by the ballpark.
Politics Report: Mara Elliott, Plumber | Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts | August 1, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoSan Diego has a storied past with shiny renderings of all shapes and sizes, stadiums and arenas and professional sports.
Results, Not Renderings, Are What Matters for Sports Arena Property | Jason Riggs | July 15, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
But beneath all the shiny esteem, the 25-year-old Wright led a seedy double life.
Poking out of the shiny gold pages is a “distinctive silk marker”—also gold—which “complements the color of the leather.”
But foodies today are always chasing the next shiny or sweet object.
On the GOP side, everybody wanted their own shiny Super PAC.
Speed Read: Kenneth Vogel’s ‘Big Money’ Shows How PACs Control Politics | William O’Connor | June 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTExpect rhinestone realness from pop's current queen of all things shiny, girly, and extravagant.
He got down ponderously from his stool and squeaked out behind the long counter in his shiny boots.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonAn hour later, with a nice, shiny new padlock, I went back to the composing-room.
Nine Men in Time | Noel Miller LoomisShe thought she was making the hat look quite nice and shiny; but she nearly spoiled it.
The Nursery, January 1873, Vol. XIII. | VariousIt was a little bigger than the Toyman's hand and round and flat and shiny red and gold.
Seven O'Clock Stories | Robert Gordon Anderson"You must do some more work, yourselves," he told them as he handed each one of the shiny green cans.
Seven O'Clock Stories | Robert Gordon Anderson
British Dictionary definitions for shiny
/ (ˈʃaɪnɪ) /
glossy or polished; bright
(of clothes or material) worn to a smooth and glossy state, as by continual rubbing
Derived forms of shiny
- shininess, noun
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