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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In Santa Monica, parade-goers lined Main Street decked out in shiny red, white and blue leis and tank tops bearing stars and stripes.
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Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
Cindy Crawford's signature supermodel blowout makes her hair look healthy, shiny, and bouncy.
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Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
2 July 2026
The new plane is painted in shiny red, white and blue, a departure from the old plane's two-toned blue livery designed by former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy.
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Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Too often, solutions are designed around the shiny functionality of the technology rather than the boring, difficult, messy parts of the clinician’s workflow where the solution has to work in order to be valuable and sustainably used.
—
Zaman Shah,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
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Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
Cindy Crawford's signature supermodel blowout makes her hair look healthy, shiny, and bouncy.
—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
2 July 2026
The new plane is painted in shiny red, white and blue, a departure from the old plane's two-toned blue livery designed by former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy.
—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Too often, solutions are designed around the shiny functionality of the technology rather than the boring, difficult, messy parts of the clinician’s workflow where the solution has to work in order to be valuable and sustainably used.
—
Zaman Shah,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
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“Shiny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shiny. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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