/ˈʃaɪ.ni/
OriginFrom shine + -y (adjectival suffix).
- 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 sma”
“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.
- colloquialExcellent; remarkable.
- obsoleteBright; 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”
- informalAnything that glitters; a trinket.
- A desirable collectible.
Formsshinier(comparative) · more shiny(comparative) · shiniest(superlative) · most shiny(superlative) · shinies(plural)