Hypertext Webster Gateway: "shiny"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Shiny \Shin"y\, a. [Compar. {Shinier}; superl. {Shiniest}.]
Bright; luminous; clear; unclouded.
Like distant thunder on a shiny day. --Dryden.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
shiny
adj 1: reflecting light; "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" [syn: {glistening}, {glossy}, {lustrous},
{sheeny}, {shining}]
2: having a shiny surface or coating; "glazed fabrics"; "glazed
doughnuts" [syn: {glazed}] [ant: {unglazed}]
3: made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a
sheen or glow; "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" [syn: {bright}, {burnished}, {lustrous}, {shining}]
4: abounding with sunlight; "a bright sunny day"; "one shining
norming"- John Muir; "when it is warm and shiny" [syn: {bright},
{shining}, {sunshiny}, {sunny}]
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