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# shiny

adjective (shiny, shinier, shiniest)

«shiny» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Shiny means smooth and bright, so it reflects light and seems to shine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shiny/#m1)
2. Shiny can mean new and clean-looking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shiny/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science, shiny materials like metals, mirrors and polished surfaces reflect light well; dull materials do not. «Shiny» is a property used to describe and sort materials (shiny/dull). Metals are usually shiny. In stories, a shiny object can tempt a character (magpies are said to love shiny things). Phrases: «bright and shiny», «shiny new», «shiny surface», «shiny coin».

### Examples

- The new bike was red and shiny. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shiny/#x1)
- Metals are usually shiny. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shiny/#x2)
- Sort the materials into shiny and dull. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shiny/#x3)
- She polished her shoes until they were shiny. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shiny/#x4)
- A shiny coin lay on the pavement. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shiny/#x5)
- The beetle had a shiny green back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shiny/#x6)
- Shiny surfaces reflect light. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shiny/#x7)
- His hair looked shiny after the bath. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shiny/#x8)
- "I suppose they are of shiny leather?" asked the old lady. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shiny/#x9)

### Note

Spelling: shine → shiny (drop the e, add y). Comparative shinier, superlative shiniest. Opposite: dull, matt. A shiny surface is not always a light source; it only reflects light, like the Moon.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «shiny» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shiny/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«shiny» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shiny.html) on Mova free.