About The Word Shining
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Shining
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What's The Definition Of Shining?
[n] the work of making something shine by polishing it; "the shining of shoes provided a meager living"
[adj] 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" [adj] emitting or radiating light; "the shining sun"; "gazed up at the shining heavens" [adj] reflecting an inner radiance; "with shining eyes" [adj] abounding with sunlight; "a bright sunny day"; "one shining norming"- John Muir; "when it is warm and shiny" [adj] 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" [adj] marked by exceptional merit; "had shining virtues and few faults"; "a shining example" Synonyms | Synonyms for Shining: bright | burnished | clear | glistening | glossy | lustrous | polished | polishing | sheeny | shiny | sunny | sunshiny | superior Related Terms | Find terms related to Shining: Shining In Webster's Dictionary \Shin"ing\, a.
1. Emitting light, esp. in a continuous manner; radiant; as,
shining lamps; also, bright by the reflection of light;
as, shining armor. ``Fish . . . with their fins and
shining scales.'' --Milton.
2. Splendid; illustrious; brilliant; distinguished;
conspicious; as, a shining example of charity.
3. Having the surface smooth and polished; -- said of leaves,
the surfaces of shells, etc.
Syn: Glistening; bright; radiant; resplendent; effulgent;
lustrous; brilliant; glittering; splendid; illustrious.
Usage: {Shining}, {Brilliant}, {Sparking}. Shining describes
the steady emission of a strong light, or the steady
reflection of light from a clear or polished surface.
Brilliant denotes a shining of great brightness, but
with gleams or flashes. Sparkling implies a fitful,
intense shining from radiant points or sparks, by
which the eye is dazzled. The same distinctions obtain
when these epithets are figuratively applied. A man of
shining talents is made conspicious by possessing
them; if they flash upon the mind with a peculiarly
striking effect, we call them brilliant; if his
brilliancy is marked by great vivacity and occasional
intensity, he is sparkling.
True paradise . . . inclosed with shining rock.
--Milton.
Some in a brilliant buckle bind her waist, Some
round her neck a circling light display. --Gay.
His sparkling blade about his head he blest.
--Spenser.
\Shin"ing\, n. Emission or reflection of light. |
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