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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Over two decades, the A’s searched for a new stadium, and the revenue a shiny state-of-the-art building could drive.
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Evan Drellich, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
No annual contracts, no credit stress, just a shiny new screen and 5G speed.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026
Virgie is pursued, in some of the play’s funniest moments, by a slithering cultist in shiny green gloves who purrs like a deadly kitty and moves like an Animaniac.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026
And wouldn’t a nice, shiny, early draft pick help soothe the sting?
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
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Evan Drellich, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
No annual contracts, no credit stress, just a shiny new screen and 5G speed.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026
Virgie is pursued, in some of the play’s funniest moments, by a slithering cultist in shiny green gloves who purrs like a deadly kitty and moves like an Animaniac.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026
And wouldn’t a nice, shiny, early draft pick help soothe the sting?
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Shiny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shiny. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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