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Adjectives commonly used to describe "shiny" — vivid descriptors for richer, more specific prose.
(adv)
To a greater degree or extent.
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To a smaller extent or degree.
(adj)
Small in size.
(of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
Recently made, or created.
True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.
Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.
Having much distance in space from one end to the other.
Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
Of great size, large.
(n)
(biology) An outer protective covering such as the feathers or skin of an animal, a rind or shell.
(specifically) Having little or no hair on the head, or having a large area of bare scalp on top of the head.
One who longs or yearns for something.
(countable and uncountable) A colour like that of chocolate or coffee.
Made smooth or shiny by polishing.
Being a distinguishing feature of a person or thing.
Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
Boring; not exciting or interesting.
Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
Of a blue hue.
At a higher level, rank or position.
(not comparable) Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary.
Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive.
(of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
(chiefly informal) Pleasant, satisfactory.
The dorsal plate of the prothorax in insects
The color of grass and leaves; a primary additive color midway between yellow and blue which is evoked by light between roughly 495–570 nm.
(physical) Of shape:
Persisting for an extended period of time.
Light in color.
Pleasant to the sight or other senses; attractive, especially of women or children.
Easily giving way under pressure.
Low or reduced in price.
Physical frame.
(medicine) A break in bone or cartilage.
Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.
Radiating light and/or heat.
Having no variations in height.
Of or relating to the middle class (often derogatory), and their presumed overly conventional, conservative, and materialistic values.
Whitened; made white using bleach
Free of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled.
Free from or lacking moisture.
The inside of a building, container, cavern, or other enclosed structure.
(ceramics) The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing.
(countable) A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.
(v)
(transitive) To have on:
The ability or condition of shining with reflected light; sheen, gleam, gloss, sparkle, shine, etc.
A hard protective covering of bone or chitin, especially one which covers the dorsal portion of an animal.
Out of the ordinary; odd; strange; unusual.
Commonwealth standard spelling of gray.
Normal, average; to be expected.
One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
Having a tint or hue similar to the colour blue.
(malacology) The proteinaceous outer sheath of many molluscan shells.
(informal) That wriggles.
Inflexible; liable to break, snap, or shatter easily under stress, pressure, or impact; crackly.
Having a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight.
A distinctive outfit that serves to identify members of a group, company, prison inmates, etc.
In the smallest or lowest degree; in a degree below all others.
Resembling soap.
A color reminiscent of pinks, the flowers.
Having an even, smooth surface; smooth
Made up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.
Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.
Able to be pulverized.
In an astonishing manner; so as to surprise or astonish.
In an unnatural manner; to an unnatural extent.