glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining
(adjective) reflecting light; âglistening bodies of swimmersâ; âthe horseâs glossy coatâ; âlustrous auburn hairâ; âsaw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpetâ; âshining white enamelâ
glazed, shiny
(adjective) having a shiny surface or coating; âglazed fabricsâ; âglazed doughnutsâ
bright, burnished, lustrous, shining, shiny
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; âbright silver candlesticksâ; âa burnished brass knockerâ; âshe brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn wavesâ; ârows of shining glassesâ; âshiny black patentsâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
shiny (comparative shinier or more shiny, superlative shiniest or most shiny)
Reflecting light.
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Emitting light.
(colloquial) Excellent; remarkable.
(obsolete) Bright; luminous; clear; unclouded.
• The Lincolnshire Poacher (traditional song)
shiny (plural shinies)
(informal) Anything shiny; a trinket.
(slang) Contraction of disparaging term "shiny arses", originating during World War Two, to describe a desk worker.
Source: Wiktionary
Shin"y, a. [Compar. Shinier; superl. Shiniest.]
Definition: Bright; luminous; clear; unclouded. Like distant thunder on a shiny day. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., âthe father of the brideâ instead of âthe brideâs fatherâ
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be âdancingâ after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. Thatâs how the first coffee drink was born.
