shiny

shin·y

 (shī′nē)

adj. shin·i·er, shin·i·est

1. Radiating light; bright.

2. Bright from reflected light; glistening.

3. Having a sheen from being rubbed or worn smooth.

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shin′i·ness n.

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shiny

(ˈʃaɪnɪ)

adj, shinier or shiniest

1. glossy or polished; bright

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

ˈshininess n

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shin•y

(ˈʃaɪ ni)

adj. shin•i•er, shin•i•est.

1. bright or glossy in appearance.

2. filled with light.

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

[1580–90]

shin′i•ly, adv.

shin′i•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	shiny - reflecting light; "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"; "shining white enamel" glistening, glossy, lustrous, shining bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"
	2.	shiny - having a shiny surface or coating; "glazed fabrics"; "glazed doughnuts" glazed
	3.	shiny - made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents" burnished, lustrous, shining, bright polished - perfected or made shiny and smooth; "his polished prose"; "in a freshly ironed dress and polished shoes"; "freshly polished silver"

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shiny

adjective bright, gleaming, glossy, glistening, polished, burnished, lustrous, satiny, sheeny, agleam, nitid (poetic) a shiny new sports car

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shiny

adjective

1. Giving off or reflecting light readily or in large amounts:

beamy, bright, brilliant, effulgent, incandescent, irradiant, lambent, lucent, luminous, lustrous, radiant, refulgent.

2. Having a high, radiant sheen:

glassy, gleaming, glistening, glossy, lustrous, polished, shining.

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Translations

لامِع

lesklývyleštěný

blankskinnende

glänzendblank

γυαλιστερόςστιλπνός

brillanterelucientelustroso

kiiltävä

brillantluisantmagnifique

sjajan

glansandi

lustroscintillante

光った

빛나는

glanzend

glinsendeskinnende

błyszczący

brilhante

блестящий

lesketajoč sesijoč

glansig

ส่องแสง

parlakparlayan

sáng bóng

发光的明亮的有光泽的闪亮的

shiny

[ˈʃaɪnɪ] ADJ (shinier (compar) (shiniest (superl))) → brillante

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shiny

[ˈʃaɪni] adj [hair, face, shoes, car, coin, fabric, surface] → brillant(e)
a shiny new sports car
BUT une voiture de sport flambant neuve.

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shiny

adj (+er) → glänzend; elbows, trousers also → blank

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shiny

[ˈʃaɪnɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → lucido/a

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shine

(ʃain) – past tense, past participle shone (ʃon, (American) ʃoun) – verb

1. to (cause to) give out light; to direct such light towards someone or something. The light shone from the window; The policeman shone his torch; He shone a torch on the body. skyn يُشْرِق، يُشِع блестя brilhar (po)svítit (si) leuchten, scheinen skinne; lyse λάμπω, φωτίζω, ρίχνω το φως brillar paistma, valgustama نور افشاني كردن loistaa briller; éclairer לְהַאִיר चमकना osvjetljivati, sjati fénylik; ráirányítja a lámpát bersinar skína, lÿsa brillare; far luce con 照らす 비추다 šviesti spīdēt; []spīdināt menyuluh schijnenskinne, stråleświecić ځليدل، بريښنده، شهرت لرل brilhar a lumina светить; освещать (po)svietiť (si) svetiti sijati lysa, skina ส่องแสง parlamak; ışık tutmak 把...的光投向，發亮 світити(ся); сяяти روشن ہونا یا کرنا chiếu sáng 照耀，使发光

2. to be bright. She polished the silver till it shone. skyn, blink يَصْقُل светя brilhar lesknout se glänzen skinne γυαλίζω, λάμπωbrillar, relucir hiilgama تابيدن loistaa briller לִזרוֹחַ चमकना sjajiti, blistati ragyog mengkilap gljá brillare 光る 빛나다 blizgėti, spindėti spīdēt; mirdzēt bersinar glimmenskinne, strålebłyszczeć ځلول brilhar a străluci блестеть lesknúť sa svetiti se sijati glänsa, skina ทำให้ส่องแสง parlamak, parıldamak 使發亮 сяяти, блищати چمکنا sáng, bóng 使发亮

3. (past tense, past participle shined) to polish. He tries to make a living by shining shoes. poets يَمْسَح الأحْذِيَه، يُلَمِّع лъскам polir cídit polieren pudse γυαλίζω, λουστράρωsacar brillo, limpiar poleerima درخشيدن kiillottaa polir לְצַחצֵחַ चमकाना laštiti (ki)fényesít, (ki)tisztít menyemir pússa, bursta; (gljá)fægja pulire みがく 윤내다, 닦다 blizginti []spodrināt mengilatkan poetsenpusse pucować ځليدل polir a lustrui чистить leštiť loščiti čistiti putsa ทำให้สุกใส boyamak, parlatmak 擦亮 полірувти, надавати блиску چمکانا đánh bóng 擦亮

4. (often with at) to be very good (at something). He shines at games; You really shone in yesterday's match. blink uit يَلْمَع، يَبْرُز отличавам се destacar-se (za)skvít se glänzen brillere διακρίνομαι, διαπρέπωsobresalir, destacar, brillar särama خوب ظاهر شدن loistaa briller לְהִצטַיֵין बहुत अच्छा करना blistati, isticati se jeleskedik hebat skara fram úr brillare すぐれる 뛰어나다 (su)blizgėti izcelties; spīdēt cemerlang uitblinkenbriljerebłyszczeć ښه ښكاره كيدل salientar-se a străluci блистать, выделяться zaskvieť sa blesteti blistati glänsa, vara lysande เก่ง parlamak, çok iyi olmak 擅長(做某事) вражати, відзначатися امتیازی صلاحیت ہونا giỏi, trội 善于（做某事）

noun

1. brightness; the state of being well polished. He likes a good shine on his shoes; a ray of sunshine. blinkte, straal لَمَعان، بَريق светлина brilho lesk, záře der Glanz, der Schein glans; (sol-)skin γυαλάδαbrillo läige, kiirgus درخشش kiilto brillantברק चमक sjaj, blistanje ragyogás kilap skin, ljómi, gljái lucentezza 光沢 광택, 윤 blizgesys, spindėjimas spīdums; spodrība sinaran glansglans, skinnpołysk ځلا brilho strălucire блеск; сияние lesk, žiara sijaj sjaj glans, sken ความเงา parlaklık, parlama 光亮，光澤 сяяння; блиск روشنی، ضیا độ sáng 光泽，光（亮）

2. an act of polishing. I'll just give my shoes a shine. poets تَلْميع лъскане lustro vyleštění das Polieren polering γυάλισμαlustre poleerimine درخشندگي kiillotus polissageצחצוח चमकाने का कार्य‍ laštenje (cipő)fényesítés polesan skóburstun lucidata, pulita みがくこと 광을 냄 blizginimas spodrināšana perlakuan mengilatkan poetsbeurt pussing polerowanie ځلاند lustro lustruire чистка, полировка (vy)leštenie loščenje glancanje putsning การขัดเงา parlatma, boyama 擦亮 полірування جوتے پالش کرنے کا عمل sự đánh bóng 擦亮

ˈshining adjective

very bright and clear; producing or reflecting light; polished. a shining star; The windows were clean and shining. helder لامِع блестящ brilhante blyštivý glänzend skinnende λαμπερός, γυαλιστερός, αστραφτερόςbrillante hiilgav, särav درخشنده kirkas brillantבוהק चमकदार, देदीप्यपान, चमकीला sjajan, blistav ragyogó berkilat-kilat skínandi brillante 光る 빛나는 šviečiantis, blizgantis spožs; mirdzošs bersinar-sinar glanzendskinnende, strålende świecący, błyszczący روڼ، ځلاند، بريښند brilhante stră­lucitor сияющий, сверкающий blýskavý svetleč sjajan lysande, glänsande, skinande เป็นประกาย parlak 閃閃發光的，亮晶晶的 яскравий; сяючий روشن اور چمکیلا sáng, chói lọi 光亮的，醒目的

ˈshiny adjective

glossy; reflecting light; polished. a shiny cover on a book; a shiny nose; shiny shoes. blink لامِع лъскав brilhante lesklý; vyleštěný glänzend blank λαμπρός, γυαλιστερός, καλογυαλισμένος brillante särav, läikiv درخشنده ؛ براق kiiltävä brillantמבריק चमकदार sjajan fényes mengkilap glansandi brillante ぴかぴかした 빛나는 žvilgantis spožs; mirdzošs; spīdīgs bersinar glanzendblank, glinsende świecący روڼ، ځلاند، بريښند brilhante strălucitor блестящий lesklý blesteč izglancan blank, glansig เป็นมันวาว parlak, parlayan 有光澤的，閃耀的，有光澤的 блискучий; лискучий چمکیلا، منور sáng chói 有光泽的，发光的，明亮的

ˈshininess noun

blinkheid لَمَعان лъскавина brilho lesklost das Glänzen blankhed; glans λαμπρότηταbrillo hiilgus درخشندگي kiiltävyys aspect brillant ברק चमकीलापन sjaj ragyogóság, fényesség kilatan glansandi útlit lucentezza つや 빛남 blizgesys, žvilgėjimas spožums; mirdzums; spīdums sifat yang bersinar-sinar glansblankhet, glansblask ځلاند brilho strălucire блеск lesk, jas sijaj sjajnost blankhet, glansighet ความเป็นประกาย parlaklık 有光澤，閃耀的 блиск; лиск چمک sự sáng chói 光泽，光彩，发光

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shiny

→ لامِع lesklý skinnende glänzend στιλπνός reluciente kiiltävä brillant sjajan scintillante 光った 빛나는 glanzend skinnende błyszczący brilhante блестящий glansig ส่องแสง parlak sáng bóng 闪亮的

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