Lexic.us

Definition of Shiny

1. Adjective. Reflecting light. "Shining white enamel"

2. Adjective. Having a shiny surface or coating. "Glazed doughnuts"

3. Adjective. Made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow. "Shiny black patents"

Definition of Shiny

1. a. Bright; luminous; clear; unclouded.

Definition of Shiny

1. Adjective. Reflecting light. ¹

2. Adjective. Emitting light. ¹

3. Adjective. (colloquial) Excellent; remarkable. ¹

4. Adjective. (obsolete) bright; luminous; clear; unclouded ¹

5. Noun. (informal) Anything shiny; a trinket. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Shiny

1. filled with light [adj SHINIER, SHINIEST]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shiny

shinning shinny shinnying shinobi shinobis shinpad shinpads shinplaster shinplasters shins

shinsplint shinsplints shintaido shinties shinty shiny (current term) shiny lyonia ship ship's bell ship's bells

ship's biscuit ship's boat ship's chandler ship's company ship's cousin ship's galley ship's officer ship's papers ship-breaker ship-building

Literary usage of Shiny

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Textiles by Paul Henry Nystrom (1916)
"Tests to determine whether wool will turn shiny.—Many otherwise excellent wool fabrics are objectionable because they easily turn shiny. ..."

2. The British Journal of Dermatology by British Association of Dermatology (1896)
"The epidermis here is slightly atrophied, smooth, and shiny; and beneath it can be seen many small capillaries, and two long veins vertically situated. ..."

3. The Literary Diary of Ezra Stiles: Ed. Under the Authority of the by Ezra Stiles (1901)
"... as that of bright Moou Light, which by calculation has been found to be 90000 times less than that of a clear sun-shiny day; during this whole time, ..."

4. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"... oval-oblong, 4-5 lines long, shiny above, reddish beneath: corolla smooth, about 3 times as long as the calyx: pod straight or slightly incurved. ..."

5. British Farmer's Magazine (1872)
"... As you shall presently hear, For 'tis my delight on a shiny night la the season of the year. Or, again, Oood lack to every ..."

6. American Trout-stream Insects: A Guide to Angling Flies and Other Aquatic by Louis Rhead (1916)
"... I conceived the idea of making some "fancy" minnows—shiny devils, by name —where no effort is made to imitate the minnow except in the under body or ..."

7. Letters to a Young Lawyer by Arthur Merton Harris (1912)
"Well, he got his share of the law business around Eureka after that, and the shiny suit was soon after put into the discard. ..."

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