shiny
adjective
1. reflecting light
- saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet
Similar word(s): bright, glistening, glossy, lustrous, shining
2. having a shiny surface or coating
Similar word(s): glassy, vitreous, vitrified, calendered, glossy, icy, glazed
3. made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
- shiny black patents
Similar word(s): polished, bright, burnished, lustrous, shining
noun
1. (informal) Anything shiny; a trinket.