shiny en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree English shine Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English shiny From shine + -y (adjectival suffix).
Meanings
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Reflecting light.
Commercially produced yarn, such as rayon, produces a cloth with a smoother, shinier look than hand-spun cotton, but the uneven, rugged look of hand-spun cotton can be quite appealing.
2011, Ronke Luke-Boone, African Fabrics: Sewing Contemporary Fashion with Ethic Flair:He was wearing a new, fawn-coloured summer suit and a new straw hat—his trousers the creasiest and his shoes the shiniest. Yet he seemed not to be taking the usual infantile satisfaction in a very smart, correct costume.
1920, Will Payne, The Scarred Chin, page 130:
- Emitting light.
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(colloquial) Excellent; remarkable.
We're shiny, Okay?
2007, Christopher Brookmyre, Attack of the Unsinkable Rubber Ducks, →ISBN, page 132:
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(obsolete) Bright; luminous; clear; unclouded.
Like distant thunder on a shiny day.
1665, John Dryden, Verses to her Royal Highness the Duchess [of York]:When I was bound apprentice in famous Lincolnshire Full well I served my master for nigh on seven years Till I took up to poaching as you shall quickly hear Oh, 'tis my delight on a shiny night in the season of the year.
The Lincolnshire Poacher (traditional song)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shinier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most shiny | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| shiniest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more shiny | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
dull · flat · glossless · opaque · mirrorless · matte · unshiny · matte · dark · nonshiny · matt · dull · sheenless
Coordinates
Deriveds
shiny bum · shinily · bright shiny object · shalpha · unshiny · bite my shiny metal ass · shiny-floor · nonshiny · shininess · subshiny · shiny cowbird · shinyleaf
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
glossy · silvered · retroreflective
Relateds
Synonyms
relucent · glisteny · splendent · mirrorlike · mirrory · shining · shiny · gleamy · zazzy
Translations (73)
es refulgente (reflecting light) · km ភ្លឺចាំង (reflecting light) · lv gaišs (reflecting light) · it brillante (excellent) · gd gleansach (reflecting light) · ro strălucitor (reflecting light) · ota چیل (emitting light) · pt brilhante (emitting light) · unm sapële (reflecting light) · gl relucente (reflecting light) · es brillante (emitting light) · sv glittrande (reflecting light) · ga lonrach (reflecting light) · hi चमकीला (emitting light) · pt reluzente (reflecting light) · lv dzidrs (reflecting light) · cmn 有光澤的 /有光泽的 (reflecting light) · bg светещ (emitting light) · pdt blank (reflecting light) · fr brillant (emitting light) · bg блестящ (excellent) · fi loistava (excellent) · pdt blenkjrich (reflecting light) · hi चमकीला (reflecting light) · tr fevkalade (excellent) · vi bóng (reflecting light) · ca lluent (reflecting light) · ru отли́чный (excellent) · ru блестя́щий (reflecting light) · it luccicante (reflecting light) · hi उत्कृष्ट (excellent) · fi kiiltävä (reflecting light) · it luminoso (emitting light) · hi श्रेष्ठ (excellent) · tr ışıldayan (emitting light) · sv lysande (emitting light) · de glänzend (reflecting light) · gl brillante (emitting light) · it brillante (emitting light) · pl błyszczący (reflecting light) · ar بَرَّاق (reflecting light) · de wunderbar (excellent) · sv skinande (reflecting light) · ru светя́щийся (emitting light) · ota چیل (reflecting light) · cmn 閃光的 /闪光的 (emitting light) · ca brillant (emitting light) · wbk pëlëkënë (reflecting light) · fa درخشان (reflecting light) · ba ялтыр (reflecting light) · ca brillant (excellent) · bg блестящ (reflecting light) · ru превосходный (excellent) · de funkelnd (emitting light) · tr olağanüstü (excellent) · ru великоле́пный (excellent) · de leuchtend (emitting light) · es reluciente (reflecting light) · mi whero (reflecting light) · fi loistava (emitting light) · jra lơluih (reflecting light) · mn гөлгөр (reflecting light) · nl glimmend (reflecting light) · nl glanzend (reflecting light) · cmn 出众 (excellent) · lv spodrs (reflecting light) · tr parlak (reflecting light) · it splendente (emitting light) · lv spīdīgs (reflecting light) · fr brillant (reflecting light) · ar لَامِع (reflecting light) · lv spožs (reflecting light) · az parlaq (reflecting light)