shiny

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: shī'nē, IPA: /ˈʃaɪni/, SAMPA: /"SaIni/

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• Rhymes: -aɪni

Etymology

shine +‎ -y

Adjective

shiny (comparative shinier or more shiny, superlative shiniest or most shiny)

1. To be good, in a state of being good, to be having a good time.
2. Reflecting light.
   • Futurama:

     Bender: Bite my shiny metal ass!

3. Emitting light.
4. (colloquial) Excellent; remarkable.

Derived terms

• shininess

Translations

reflecting light

Arabic: براق (ar) (barrāq), لامع (ar) (lāmiʿ) Chinese: Mandarin: 有光澤的 (zh), 有光泽的 (zh) (yǒu guāngzé de) Finnish: kiiltävä (fi)

German: glänzend (de) Polish: błyszczący (pl) Russian: блестящий (ru) (blestjáščij)

emitting light

Chinese: Mandarin: 閃光的 (zh), 闪光的 (zh) (shǎnguāng de) Finnish: loistava (fi)

German: leuchtend (de) Spanish: brillante (es)

excellent

Chinese: please add this translation if you can

Finnish: loistava (fi)

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Bulgarian: лъскав m. Catalan: brillant, lluent Dutch: glanzend, blinkend French: brillant (fr) m. Italian: brillante (it), lucente (it), luccicante (it), rilucente (it), scintillante (it)

Latin: fulgēns (la) Portuguese: brilhante, reluzente Spanish: brillante, reluciente Tagalog: makintab (tl)

Noun

shiny (plural shinies)

1. (informal) Anything shiny; a trinket.