English Explanatory Dictionary

shining

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Emitting light.
  2. Reflecting light.
  3. Having a high polish or sheen.
  4. Having exceptional merit.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of shine
noun
  1. A bright emission of light; a gleam.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/ en-us-shining.ogg

Word forms

shining more shining shininger most shining shiningest shinings

Etymology

By surface analysis, shine + -ing.

Synonyms

fulgent aglow alight beamful beamsome beamy brilliant effulgent glowing illuminating lambent lighted lit lucent luciferous lucific luminant luminiferous luminous lustrous orient profulgent radiant refulgent resplendent sheeny shining shiny mirrorlike relucent gleamy glisteny mirrory splendent zazzy

Antonyms

dark

Related words

fervent phosphorescent

Derived words

nightshining night-shining cloud shiningly shiningness shining sumac subshining take a shining to unshining
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