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Meaning: Reflecting light Synonyms: glistening; sheeny; shiny; glossy; lustrous; shining Context examples: 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 Similar: bright (emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts)
Meaning: Having a shiny surface or coating Synonyms: shiny; glazed Context examples: glazed fabrics / glazed doughnuts Similar: glassy; vitreous; vitrified ((of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it) glass-like (resembling glass) calendered; glossy ((of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and glossy especially by pressing between rollers) icy (shiny and slick as with a thin coating of ice)
Meaning: Made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow Synonyms: burnished; lustrous; shining; shiny; bright Context examples: 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 Similar: polished (perfected or made shiny and smooth)
Meaning: Abounding with sunlight Synonyms: sunshiny; sunny; shining; shiny; bright Context examples: a bright sunny day / one shining morning / when it is warm and shiny Similar: clear (free from clouds or mist or haze) "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush." (English proverb) "If you do not have malice inside, it will not come from outside." (Albanian proverb) "The carpenter's door is loose." (Arabic proverb) "With such friends, one doesn't need enemies anymore." (Croatian proverb) Useful links: Meaning of calendered Pronunciation of glossy Meaning of polished Meaning of vitrified Meaning of clear
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