adj
Meaning 1
Emitting light.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: glowing, luminous
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
shining
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/
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adj
Meaning 2
Reflecting light.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mirrorlike, relucent, gleamy, glisteny, mirrory, shining, shiny, splendent, zazzy
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Having a high polish or sheen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 4
Having exceptional merit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a shining example
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
A bright emission of light; a gleam.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 6
present participle and gerund of shine
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
reflecting light
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- glistening bodies of swimmers
- the horse's glossy coat
- lustrous auburn hair
- saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet
- shining white enamel
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 8
made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- bright silver candlesticks
- a burnished brass knocker
- she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves
- rows of shining glasses
- shiny black patents
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bright, burnished, lustrous, shiny
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 9
marked by exceptional merit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- had shining virtues and few faults
- a shining example
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 10
the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the shining of shoes provided a meager living
- every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: polishing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: work
Narrower terms: shoeshine
History
Etymology
By surface analysis, shine + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
93 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: لميع (lamīʕ) — emitting light
- Armenian: պայծառ (paycaṙ) — emitting light
- Bulgarian: све́тещ (svétešt) — emitting light
- Bulgarian: сия́ещ (sijáešt) — emitting light
- Finnish: hohtava — emitting light
- Finnish: kuultava — emitting light
- Finnish: loistava — emitting light
- Finnish: valaiseva — emitting light
- French: brillant — emitting light
- Galician: brillante — emitting light
- Georgian: ბრწყინვალე (brc̣q̇invale) — emitting light
- Georgian: ელვარე (elvare) — emitting light
- German: leuchtend — emitting light
- German: strahlend — emitting light
- Greek: λαμπρός (lamprós) — emitting light
- Ancient Greek: λαμπρός (lamprós) — emitting light
- Ancient Greek: ἀγλαός (aglaós) — emitting light
- Hindi: चमकीला (camkīlā) — emitting light
- Italian: brillante — emitting light
- Italian: lucente — emitting light
- Javanese: sumunar — emitting light
- Latin: nitidus — emitting light
- Latin: radians — emitting light
- Latin: lūcidus — emitting light
- Malayalam: തിളങ്ങുന്ന (tiḷaṅṅunna) — emitting light
- Romanian: strălucitor — emitting light
- Russian: светя́щий (svetjáščij) — emitting light
- Russian: сия́ющий (sijájuščij) — emitting light
- Sanskrit: चन्द्र (candra) — emitting light
- Sanskrit: उज्ज्वल (ujjvala) — emitting light
- Spanish: brillante — emitting light
- Tocharian B: lakutse — emitting light
- Ottoman Turkish: نورانی (nurani) — emitting light
- Ottoman Turkish: ایشق (ışık) — emitting light
- Ukrainian: ся́ючий (sjájučyj) — emitting light
- Woiwurrung: wūl–lū–djin — emitting light
- Armenian: փայլուն (pʻaylun) — reflecting light
- Bulgarian: блестя́щ (blestjášt) — reflecting light
- Finnish: heijastava — reflecting light
- Finnish: hohtava — reflecting light
- Finnish: kiiluva — reflecting light
- Georgian: ბრწყინვალე (brc̣q̇invale) — reflecting light
- German: reflektierend — reflecting light
- Hindi: चमकीला (camkīlā) — reflecting light
- Irish: lonrach — reflecting light
- Javanese: sumunar — reflecting light
- Central Kurdish: بریقەدار (brîqedar) — reflecting light
- Latin: nitidus — reflecting light
- Romanian: reflector — reflecting light
- Romanian: strălucitor — reflecting light
- Russian: блестя́щий (blestjáščij) — reflecting light
- Armenian: փայլուն (pʻaylun) — having a high polish or sheen
- Bulgarian: лъ́скав (lǎ́skav) — having a high polish or sheen
- Finnish: kiiltävä — having a high polish or sheen
- French: lustré — having a high polish or sheen
- Georgian: ბრწყინვალე (brc̣q̇invale) — having a high polish or sheen
- German: glänzend — having a high polish or sheen
- Hindi: चमकीला (camkīlā) — having a high polish or sheen
- Irish: lonrach — having a high polish or sheen
- Italian: brillante — having a high polish or sheen
- Italian: lustro — having a high polish or sheen
- Italian: lucido — having a high polish or sheen
- Romanian: lucios — having a high polish or sheen
- Romanian: strălucitor — having a high polish or sheen
- Russian: сверка́ющий (sverkájuščij) — having a high polish or sheen
- Spanish: lustroso — having a high polish or sheen
- Spanish: lúcido — having a high polish or sheen
- Armenian: փայլուն (pʻaylun) — having exceptional merit
- Bulgarian: блестя́щ (blestjášt) — having exceptional merit
- Finnish: erinomainen — having exceptional merit
- Finnish: loistava — having exceptional merit
- French: illustre — having exceptional merit
- French: fameux — having exceptional merit
- French: célèbre — having exceptional merit
- French: renommé — having exceptional merit
- French: réputé — having exceptional merit
- French: splendide — having exceptional merit
- Georgian: ბრწყინვალე (brc̣q̇invale) — having exceptional merit
- German: hervorragend — having exceptional merit
- German: brillant — having exceptional merit
- Italian: brillante — having exceptional merit
- Central Kurdish: پەخش (pexiş) — having exceptional merit
- Malayalam: തിളങ്ങുന്ന (tiḷaṅṅunna) — having exceptional merit
- Romanian: ilustru — having exceptional merit
- Romanian: reputat — having exceptional merit
- Russian: блестя́щий (blestjáščij) — having exceptional merit
- Spanish: ilustre — having exceptional merit
- Spanish: famoso — having exceptional merit
- Spanish: célebre — having exceptional merit
- Spanish: renombrado — having exceptional merit
- Spanish: reputado — having exceptional merit
- Spanish: espléndido — having exceptional merit
- Spanish: resplandor — Translations
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