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Synonyms for shining
ˈʃaɪ nɪŋshin·ing

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English Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 1 vote

  1. shining

    Light, strictly denoting a form of radiant energy, is used as a general term for any luminous effect discernible by the eye, from the faintest phosphorescence to the blaze of the noonday sun. A flame is both hot and luminous; if it contains few solid particles it will yield little light, tho it may afford intense heat, as in the case of a hydrogen-flame. A blaze is an extensive, brilliant flame. A flare is a wavering flame or blaze; a flash is a light that appears and disappears in an instant; as, a flash of lightning; the flash of gunpowder. The glare and glow are steady, the glare painfully bright, the glow subdued; as, the glare of torches; the glow of dying embers. Shine and shining refer to a steady or continuous emission of light; sheen is a faint shining, usually by reflection. Glimmer, glitter, and shimmer denote wavering light. We speak of the glimmer of distant lamps through the mist; of the shimmer of waves in sunlight or moonlight. A gleam is not wavering, but transient or intermittent; a sudden gleam of light came through the half-open door; a glitter is a hard light; as, the glitter of burnished arms. A sparkle is a sudden light, as of sparks thrown out; scintillation is the more exact and scientific term for the actual emission of sparks, also the figurative term for what suggests such emission; as, scintillations of wit or of genius. Twinkle and twinkling are used of the intermittent light of the fixed stars. Glistening is a shining as from a wet surface. Illumination is a wide-spread, brilliant light, as when all the windows of a house or of a street are lighted. The light of incandescence is intense and white like that from metal at a white heat.

    Synonyms:
    blaze, flame, flare, flash, flicker, glare, gleam, gleaming, glimmer, glistening, glistering, glitter, glow, illumination, incandescence, light, luster, scintillation, sheen, shimmer, shine, sparkle, twinkle, twinkling

    Antonyms:
    blackness, dark, darkness, dimness, dusk, gloom, gloominess, obscurity, shade, shadow

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. shining, polishingadjective

    the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it

    "the shining of shoes provided a meager living"; "every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing"

    Synonyms:
    polishing

    Antonyms:
    inferior, dull, unpolished

  2. shiningadjective

    marked by exceptional merit

    "had shining virtues and few faults"; "a shining example"

    Synonyms:
    burnished, glistening, glossy, bright, lustrous, shiny

    Antonyms:
    unpolished, inferior, dull

  3. bright, burnished, lustrous, shining, shinyadjective

    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"

    Synonyms:
    smart, hopeful, vivid, promising, glistening, shiny, undimmed, bright, glossy, glazed, brilliant, lustrous, burnished

    Antonyms:
    dull, inferior, unpolished

  4. glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shiningadjective

    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"

    Synonyms:
    glistening, showy, calendered, glazed, shiny, bright, glossy, burnished, lustrous

    Antonyms:
    unpolished, inferior, dull

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. glimmering

    Submitted by anonymous on February 23, 2021  
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    saqib is a muslim boy name, having its origin in arabic

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. shiningadjective

    Synonyms:
    beaming, glittering, radiant, resplendent, effulgent, glowing, lucid, luminous, BRIGHT, shiny

  2. shiningadjective

    Synonyms:
    illustrious, splendid, conspicuous, distinguished

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. shiningadjective

    Synonyms:
    radiant, beaming, lustrous, luminous, glowing, brilliant, lucent, bright, sleek, glazed, glistening, splendent, resplendent, glossy, shiny, conspicuous, noticeable

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "shining":

    brilliant, gloss, bright, shine, glossy

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How to use shining in a sentence?

  1. Ben Kingsley:

    It was a pleasure working with Aishwarya in The Last Legion (2007), and her fans are in for a big surprise. She is an excellent and outstanding actor. She is a shining example of beauty from India, and I'm sure we will be seeing her in more Hollywood movies real soon.

  2. Deshawn Yeldell:

    You can’t mix your own shine with people who are already shining expecting your shine to be noticed by the world, in all reality you’re just keeping them on top in the light.

  3. Violetta Varga:

    When I got through the border and get into Ukraine for real, the sun was shining for me second time, and now I decided to be home because it's our home and our land.

  4. Helen Petousis-Harris:

    It's about being a good global citizen really, in that we all have to do our bit, i don't think that the response here has been a shining example. Because first of all we were aware of the possibility or the potential for this and that's been the case for a long time.

  5. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly:

    It is unlikely that we will build a wall, a physical barrier, from sea to shining sea.


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