Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shahy-nee]
- /ˈʃaɪ ni/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [shahy-nee]
- /ˈʃaɪ ni/
Definitions of shinier word
- adjective shinier bright or glossy in appearance. 1
- adjective shinier filled with light, as by sunshine. 1
- adjective shinier rubbed or worn to a glossy smoothness, as clothes. 1
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Origin of shinier
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; shine1 + -y1
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Parts of speech for Shinier
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shinier popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
shinier usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shinier
adv shinier
- blazingly — in a blazing manner
- dazzlingly — to overpower or dim the vision of by intense light: He was dazzled by the sudden sunlight.
- glaringly — shining with or reflecting a harshly bright or brilliant light.
- glowingly — incandescent.
- luminously — radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright.
adverb shinier
- gleamingly — While gleaming, or so as to gleam.
- glisteningly — In a glistening manner.
- lustrously — In a lustrous manner, glossily.
- radiantly — emitting rays of light; shining; bright: the radiant sun; radiant colors.
Antonyms for shinier
adj shinier
- fluorescent — possessing the property of fluorescence; exhibiting fluorescence.
- glace — frozen.
- glinting — a tiny, quick flash of light.
- luminescent — the emission of light not caused by incandescence and occurring at a temperature below that of incandescent bodies.
- lustrous — having luster; shining; luminous: lustrous eyes.
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