shiny
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/ˈʃaɪ.ni/
Definition of shiny
7 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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Reflecting light.
“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.”
“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.”
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adj
-
Reflecting light.
“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.”
“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.”
- Emitting light.
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(colloquial)Excellent; remarkable.
“We're shiny, Okay?”
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(obsolete)Bright; luminous; clear; unclouded.
“Like distant thunder on a shiny day.”
“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.”
noun
- (informal)Anything that glitters; a trinket.
- A desirable collectible.
- (dated, derogatory, slang)A deskworker.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From shine + -y (adjectival suffix).
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