- glossy or polished; bright
- (of clothes or material) worn to a smooth and glossy state, as by continual rubbing
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
shin•y /ˈʃaɪni/USA pronunciation
adj., -i•er, -i•est.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- bright in appearance:a shiny face.
- filled with light, esp. sunshine:bright, shiny skies.
shin•y
(shī′nē),USA pronunciation adj., shin•i•er, shin•i•est.
shin′i•ly, adv.
shin′i•ness, n.
- bright or glossy in appearance.
- filled with light, as by sunshine.
- rubbed or worn to a glossy smoothness, as clothes.
- shine1 + -y1 1580–90
shin′i•ness, n.
- 1. 2. . brilliant, shining, glistening, gleaming.
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shiny /ˈʃaɪnɪ/ adj (shinier, shiniest)
'shiny' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
box
- brightwork
- brilliantine
- burnish
- coral tree
- daphne
- face powder
- fatshedera
- foil
- glaze
- glitter
- glossy
- hazelnut
- holly
- horse chestnut
- lustre
- Macassar oil
- millet
- mirror carp
- nail polish
- olive
- paste
- polish
- polish up
- pomade
- raven
- sequin
- sleek
- slicker
- songololo
- spangle
- tamarack
- wet look
- whiteboard
- -y
- balsam poplar
- black huckleberry
- bloom
- bur oak
- citrus
- climbing hydrangea
- cornelian cherry
- dwarf sumac
- ebony spleenwort
- elm bark beetle
- flamingo-flower
- flat
- flat-coated retriever
- ganoid
- ganoin