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shiny

[ shahy-nee ]

adjective

shinier, shiniest.
  1. bright or glossy in appearance.

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  2. filled with light, as by sunshine.

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  3. rubbed or worn to a glossy smoothness, as clothes.


shiny

/ ˈʃɪɪ /

adjective

  1. glossy or polished; bright
  2. (of clothes or material) worn to a smooth and glossy state, as by continual rubbing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ󾱲ԾԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • 󾱲i· adverb
  • 󾱲i·Ա noun
  • ܲ·󾱲y adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of shiny1

First recorded in 1580–90; shine 1 + -y 1
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Robert Rogers, father of Morgan Rogers, said that she was "warm, courageous, happy shiny star to all she knew was extinguished."

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Healthy babies, she said, “have a bright, shiny look that tells you, ‘I’m ready.

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“I didn’t want to give them a brand-new shiny helmet.”

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But weighing those benefits against the various harms of vast numbers of shiny bodies whirling around the earth is already enough to push dark sky lovers into action.

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But concern is shifting towards other potentially dangerous shiny objects, such as button batteries and magnets, which are now sometimes swallowed by children.

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