English Explanatory Dictionary

shiny

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Reflecting light.
  2. Emitting light.
  3. Excellent; remarkable.
  4. Bright; luminous; clear; unclouded.
noun
  1. Anything that glitters; a trinket.
  2. A desirable collectible.
noun
  1. A deskworker.

Pronunciation

shī'nē /ˈʃaɪ.ni/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Berrely-shiny.wav en-us-shiny.ogg

Word forms

shiny shinier more shiny shiniest most shiny shinies

Etymology

From shine + -y (adjectival suffix).

Synonyms

gleamy glisteny mirrorlike mirrory relucent shining shiny splendent zazzy

Antonyms

dull glossless matt matte mirrorless nonshiny opaque sheenless unshiny flat dark

Related words

sunshiny specular

Derived words

bite my shiny metal ass bright shiny object nonshiny shinily shininess shiny bum shiny cowbird shiny-floor shinyleaf subshiny unshiny
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