shiny

adjective

ˈshī-nē How to pronounce shiny (audio)
shinier; shiniest
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1
: having a smooth glossy surface
shiny new shoes
2
a
: bright with the rays of the sun : sunshiny
b
: filled with light
3
: rubbed or worn smooth
4
: lustrous with natural secretions
a shiny nose
shininess noun

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we could see our reflections in the shiny surface of the marble walls
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Zhang Jianxin watches shoppers fist-bump with a shiny, gyrating, humanoid robot at his showroom in China’s southern city of Guangzhou. — Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026 The agency recently selected 118 programs to use its shiny new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, set to launch on August 30, in novel and exciting ways. — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026 The yacht has gaudy chandeliers, shiny fittings, a glass elevator and more marble and mosaic tiles than most Italian villas. — CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 The structure was wrapped in a shiny black tarp, like the Kaaba reimagined by Christo, and passersby began to stop and stare. — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shiny

Word History

First Known Use

1558, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of shiny was in 1558

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shiny

adjective
ˈshī-nē How to pronounce shiny (audio)
shinier; shiniest
: having a smooth glossy surface
a shiny new car
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