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Shining

Shining Meaning & Definition
Shining Definition And Meaning

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

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See Also | shoeshine | work

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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