Dicts.info 

English dictionary

English word:    

shiny

View results from:   Wordnet   |   Webster   |   Wiktionary   |   Easton



shiny in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. 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"
    bright  burnished  lustrous  shining  shiny 
  2. having a shiny surface or coating
    "glazed fabrics"; "glazed doughnuts"
    glazed  shiny 
  3. 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"
    glistening  glossy  lustrous  sheeny  shiny  shining 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University