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shiny

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shin·y  (shn)
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.

shini·ness n.

shiny [ˈʃaɪnɪ]
adj shinier, shiniest
1. glossy or polished; bright
2. (of clothes or material) worn to a smooth and glossy state, as by continual rubbing
shininess  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
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"
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"
polished - perfected or made shiny and smooth; "his polished prose"; "in a freshly ironed dress and polished shoes"; "freshly polished silver"

shiny
adjective bright, gleaming, glossy, glistening, polished, burnished, lustrous, satiny, sheeny, agleam, nitid (poetic) a shiny new sports car
Translations
shiny [ˈʃaɪnɪ] ADJ (shinier (compar) (shiniest (superl))) → brillante

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

shiny
adj (+er)glänzend; elbows, trousers alsoblank

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

shiny shine
shiny لامع lesklý skinnende glänzend στιλπνός reluciente kiiltävä brillant sjajan scintillante 光った 빛나는 glanzend skinnende błyszczący brilhante блестящий glansig ซึ่งเป็นมันเงา parlak sáng bóng 闪亮的


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I am leisure, I am travel, wine, a shiny hat, and an unshiny coat.
A fringe of close curling black hair grew round the base of his skull, but his crown was bare and shiny as an egg.
The "Stormy Petrel" was manned by half a dozen jaunty looking sailors, who made a fine display of blue shirts and shiny hats, with stars and anchors in every direction.
 
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