shinier; shiniest
1
: having a smooth glossy surface
shiny new shoes
2
a
: bright with the rays of the sun : sunshiny
b
: filled with light
3
: rubbed or worn smooth
4
: lustrous with natural secretions
a shiny nose
shininess
noun
Examples of shiny in a Sentence
we could see our reflections in the shiny surface of the marble walls
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Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Earlier this week, Apple TV+ put its shiniest new capital-S series, a Jessica Chastain thriller inspired by a true story about a hunter of white supremacists, on ice at the 11th hour.
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Gone were the dark bars and cigar dens, replaced postwar by suitably mid-century alleys with shiny chrome bumper rails.
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—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2025
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Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Earlier this week, Apple TV+ put its shiniest new capital-S series, a Jessica Chastain thriller inspired by a true story about a hunter of white supremacists, on ice at the 11th hour.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Gone were the dark bars and cigar dens, replaced postwar by suitably mid-century alleys with shiny chrome bumper rails.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2025
Slingbacks Patent leather slingback Mary Janes weren’t on my bingo card for Belly, who’s most often seen wearing sneakers throughout the series—but this shiny pair from Parisian brand Carel is a total style staple in the French capital.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Shiny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shiny. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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