Meaning

4 senses
  1. Reflecting light.

    glänzend

    блестя́щийblestjáščij

    reflecting light

  2. Emitting light.

    leuchtend, funkelnd

    светя́щийсяsvetjáščijsja

  3. (colloquial)Excellent; remarkable.

    wunderbar

    превосходныйprevosxodnyj, великоле́пныйvelikolépnyj, отли́чныйotlíčnyj

  4. (obsolete)Bright; luminous; clear; unclouded.

Examples

58 sentences
  1. Tom's bald head is very shiny.

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  2. Tom has a shiny bald head.

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  3. The car is waxed and shiny.

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  4. Tom saw something shiny in the water.

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  5. The tiles are shiny.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
reflecting light:
emitting light:
excellent:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
reflecting light:
emitting light:
excellent:

Forms

shinier/more shiny, shiniest/most shiny
Comparativeshinier / more shiny Lesson
Superlativeshiniest / most shiny Lesson

regular

Synonyms

16 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

11 antonyms

Word family

13 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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