Shiny Meaning
/ˈʃaɪ.ni/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjReflecting light.
adjEmitting light.
Sentence Examples
The waiting car was big and black and shiny.
The seat of his pants is shiny.
CEFR Practice Quiz
After polishing the silver, the surface became very ____ and reflective.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The new coins were so ____ that they looked almost like tiny mirrors in the sunlight.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English shine Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English shiny From shine + -y (adjectival suffix).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1920, Will Payne, The Scarred Chin, page 130:
"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."
— 2011, Ronke Luke-Boone, African Fabrics: Sewing Contemporary Fashion with Ethic Flair:
"We're shiny, Okay?"
— 2007, Christopher Brookmyre, Attack of the Unsinkable Rubber Ducks, →ISBN, page 132:
"Like distant thunder on a shiny day."
— 1665, John Dryden, Verses to her Royal Highness the Duchess [of York]:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After polishing the silver, the surface became very ____ and reflective.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The new coins were so ____ that they looked almost like tiny mirrors in the sunlight.