glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining
(adjective) 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”
glazed, shiny
(adjective) having a shiny surface or coating; “glazed fabrics”; “glazed doughnuts”
bright, burnished, lustrous, shining, shiny
(adjective) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
shiny (comparative shinier or more shiny, superlative shiniest or most shiny)
Reflecting light.
• Futurama
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
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
