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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shiny \Shin"y\, a. [Compar. {Shinier}; superl. {Shiniest}.]
     Bright; luminous; clear; unclouded.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Like distant thunder on a shiny day.     --Dryden.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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}]
       [also: {shiniest}, {shinier}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  shiniest
       See {shiny}

















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