shinyadjective
uk/ˈʃaɪ.ni/us/ˈʃaɪ.ni/B1 A shiny surface is bright because it reflects light:
beautiful shiny hair
shiny black shoes
a shiny silver dollar
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- The book was bound in shiny green leather.
- The marble has a smooth, shiny surface.
- Look at the lovely shiny finish on that piano.
- I picked a piece of fluff off my shiny black suit.
- The boys gazed in wonder at the shiny red Ferrari.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Giving out light
- alight
- blink
- brighten
- burn
- burnish
- cast
- catch
- dazzle
- flicker
- gild
- glance
- glitter
- glow
- illuminate
- light
- redshift
- reflected ray
- sparkly
- strobe
- UV
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shininess
noun [ U ] uk/ˈʃaɪ.ni.nəs/us/ˈʃaɪ.ni.nəs/