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English
Pronunciation
Adjective
shining (comparative more shining, superlative most shining)
- Emitting light.
- Synonyms: glowing, luminous; see also Thesaurus:shining
1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y., London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.
- Reflecting light.
- Synonyms: mirrorlike, relucent; see also Thesaurus:shiny
- Having a high polish or sheen.
- Having exceptional merit.
a shining example
Translations
emitting light
- Arabic:
- Egyptian Arabic: لميع (lamīʕ)
- Armenian: պայծառ (hy) (paycaṙ)
- Bulgarian: све́тещ (svétešt), сия́ещ (bg) (sijáešt)
- Finnish: hohtava, kuultava (fi), loistava (fi), valaiseva (fi)
- French: brillant (fr)
- Galician: brillante (gl) m or f
- Georgian: ბრწყინვალე (brc̣q̇invale), ელვარე (elvare)
- German: leuchtend (de), strahlend (de)
- Greek: λαμπρός (el) m (lamprós)
- Ancient: λαμπρός (lamprós), ἀγλαός (aglaós)
- Italian: brillante (it), lucente (it)
- Javanese: sumunar (jv)
- Latin: nitidus, radians (la), lūcidus
- Malayalam: തിളങ്ങുന്ന (tiḷaṅṅunna)
- Romanian: strălucitor (ro)
- Russian: светя́щий (ru) (svetjáščij), сия́ющий (ru) (sijájuščij)
- Sanskrit: चन्द्र (sa) (candra), उज्ज्वल (sa) (ujjvala)
- Spanish: brillante (es)
- Tocharian B: lakᵤtse
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having a high polish or sheen
having exceptional merit
- Armenian: փայլուն (hy) (pʻaylun)
- Bulgarian: блестя́щ (bg) (blestjášt)
- Finnish: erinomainen (fi), loistava (fi)
- French: illustre (fr), fameux (fr), célèbre (fr), renommé (fr), réputé (fr), splendide (fr)
- Georgian: ბრწყინვალე (brc̣q̇invale)
- German: hervorragend (de), brillant (de)
- Italian: brillante (it)
- Kurdish:
- Central Kurdish: پەخش (pexiş)
- Malayalam: തിളങ്ങുന്ന (tiḷaṅṅunna)
- Romanian: ilustru (ro) m, reputat (ro) m
- Russian: блестя́щий (ru) (blestjáščij)
- Spanish: ilustre (es), famoso (es), célebre (es), renombrado (es), reputado (es), espléndido (es)
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Verb
shining
- present participle and gerund of shine
Noun
shining (plural shinings)
- A bright emission of light; a gleam.
Derived terms
References
- “shining”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams