shining

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -aɪnɪŋ

Adjective

shining (comparative more shining, superlative most shining)

1. Emitting light.

   Synonyms: glowing, luminous; see also Thesaurus:shining

   • 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 1, in Mr. Pratt's Patients:

     'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.

2. Reflecting light.

   Synonyms: mirrorlike, relucent; see also Thesaurus:shiny

3. Having a high polish or sheen.
4. Having exceptional merit.

   a shining example

Translations

emitting light

• Arabic:

  Egyptian Arabic: لميع‎ (lamīʕ)

• Armenian: պայծառ (hy) (paycaṙ)
• Bulgarian: све́тещ (svétešt), сия́ещ (bg) (sijáešt)
• Finnish: hohtava, kuultava (fi), loistava (fi), valaiseva (fi)
• French: brillant (fr)
• Galician: brillante (gl) m or f
• Georgian: ბრწყინვალე (brc̣q̇invale), ელვარე (elvare)
• German: leuchtend (de), strahlend (de)
• Greek: λαμπρός (el) m (lamprós)

  Ancient: λαμπρός (lamprós), ἀγλαός (aglaós)

• Italian: brillante (it), lucente (it)
• Javanese: sumunar (jv)
• Latin: nitidus, radians (la), lūcidus
• Malayalam: തിളങ്ങുന്ന (tiḷaṅṅunna)
• Romanian: strălucitor (ro)
• Russian: светя́щий (ru) (svetjáščij), сия́ющий (ru) (sijájuščij)
• Sanskrit: चन्द्र (sa) (candra), उज्ज्वल (sa) (ujjvala)
• Spanish: brillante (es)
• Tocharian B: lakᵤtse

reflecting light

• Armenian: փայլուն (hy) (pʿaylun)
• Bulgarian: блестя́щ (bg) (blestjášt)
• Finnish: heijastava (fi), hohtava, kiiluva (fi)
• Georgian: ბრწყინვალე (brc̣q̇invale)
• German: reflektierend (de)
• Irish: lonrach
• Javanese: sumunar (jv)
• Kurdish:

  Central Kurdish: بریقەدار‎ (brîqedar)

• Romanian: reflector (ro) m, strălucitor (ro) m
• Russian: блестя́щий (ru) (blestjáščij)

having a high polish or sheen

• Armenian: փայլուն (hy) (pʿaylun)
• Bulgarian: лъ́скав (bg) (lǎ́skav)
• Finnish: kiiltävä (fi)
• French: lustré (fr)
• Georgian: ბრწყინვალე (brc̣q̇invale)
• German: glänzend (de)
• Irish: lonrach
• Italian: brillante (it), lustro (it), lucido (it)
• Romanian: lucios (ro) m, strălucitor (ro) m
• Russian: сверка́ющий (ru) (sverkájuščij)
• Spanish: lustroso (es), lúcido (es)

having exceptional merit

• Armenian: փայլուն (hy) (pʿaylun)
• Bulgarian: блестя́щ (bg) (blestjášt)
• Finnish: erinomainen (fi), loistava (fi)
• French: illustre (fr), fameux (fr), célèbre (fr), renommé (fr), réputé (fr), splendide (fr)
• Georgian: ბრწყინვალე (brc̣q̇invale)
• German: hervorragend (de), brillant (de)
• Italian: brillante (it)
• Kurdish:

  Central Kurdish: پەخش‎ (pexiş)

• Malayalam: തിളങ്ങുന്ന (tiḷaṅṅunna)
• Romanian: ilustru (ro) m, reputat (ro) m
• Russian: блестя́щий (ru) (blestjáščij)
• Spanish: ilustre (es), famoso (es), célebre (es), renombrado (es), reputado (es), espléndido (es)

Verb

shining

1. present participle and gerund of shine

Noun

shining (plural shinings)

1. A bright emission of light; a gleam.

Derived terms

• take a shining to

References

• “shining”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• Hsi-ning, Hsining