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- US Pronunciation
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- [shahy-nee]
- /ˈʃaɪ ni/
- /ˈʃaɪni/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shahy-nee]
- /ˈʃaɪ ni/
Definitions of shiny word
- adjective shiny bright or glossy in appearance. 1
- adjective shiny filled with light, as by sunshine. 1
- adjective shiny rubbed or worn to a glossy smoothness, as clothes. 1
- adjective shiny Shiny things are bright and reflect light. 0
- adjective shiny glossy or polished; bright 0
- adjective shiny (of clothes or material) worn to a smooth and glossy state, as by continual rubbing 0
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Origin of shiny
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; shine1 + -y1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Shiny
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shiny 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shiny usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shiny
adj shiny
adjective shiny
- beady — Beady eyes are small, round, and bright.
- chatoyant — having changeable lustre; twinkling
- convey — To convey information or feelings means to cause them to be known or understood by someone.
- enameled — (US) Simple past tense and past participle of enamel.
- enamelled — (British) Simple past tense and past participle of enamel.
Antonyms for shiny
adj shiny
- agrestic — rural; rustic
- draggy — moving or developing very slowly.
- ho-hum — dull, boring, or routine; so-so: a ho-hum performance.
- inurbane — not urbane; lacking in courtesy, refinement, etc.
- lackluster — lacking brilliance or radiance; dull: lackluster eyes.
adjective shiny
- lacklustre — lacking brilliance or radiance; dull: lackluster eyes.
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