"shiny" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈʃaɪ.ni/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Berrely-shiny.wav , en-us-shiny.ogg Forms: shinier [comparative], more shiny [comparative], shiniest [superlative], most shiny [superlative]
enPR: shī'nē Rhymes: -aɪni Etymology: From shine + -y (adjectival suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|en|shine|-y|id2=adjectival|pos2=adjectival suffix}} shine + -y (adjectival suffix) Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} shiny (comparative shinier or more shiny, superlative shiniest or most shiny)
  1. Reflecting light. Translations (reflecting light): بَرَّاق (barrāq) (Arabic), لَامِع (lāmiʕ) (Arabic), parlaq (Azerbaijani), ялтыр (yaltır) (Bashkir), блестящ (blestjašt) (Bulgarian), lluent (Catalan), 有光澤的 /有光泽的 (yǒu guāngzé de) (Chinese Mandarin), glanzend (Dutch), glimmend (Dutch), kiiltävä (Finnish), brillant [masculine] (French), relucente (Galician), glänzend (German), चमकीला (camkīlā) (Hindi), lonrach (Irish), luccicante (Italian), lơluih (Jarai), ភ្លឺចាំង (phlɨɨ-cang) (Khmer), dzidrs (Latvian), gaišs (Latvian), spodrs (Latvian), spīdīgs (Latvian), spožs (Latvian), whero [obsolete] (Maori), гөлгөр (gölgör) (Mongolian), چیل (çil) (Ottoman Turkish), درخشان (deraxšân) (Persian), blank (Plautdietsch), blenkjrich (Plautdietsch), błyszczący (Polish), reluzente (Portuguese), strălucitor (Romanian), блестя́щий (blestjáščij) (Russian), gleansach (Scottish Gaelic), reluciente (Spanish), refulgente (Spanish), skinande (Swedish), glittrande (Swedish), parlak (Turkish), bóng (Vietnamese), pëlëkënë (Waigali)
    Sense id: en-shiny-en-adj-W9aUvPH8 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Mongolian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 18 42 4 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 16 42 0 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 20 34 5 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 11 42 0 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 11 42 0 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 20 34 5 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Mongolian translations: 19 36 4 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 20 34 5 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 22 35 5 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 20 34 5 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 11 46 0 43 Disambiguation of 'reflecting light': 86 10 0 3
  2. Emitting light. Translations (emitting light): светещ (svetešt) (Bulgarian), brillant (Catalan), 閃光的 /闪光的 (shǎnguāng de) (Chinese Mandarin), loistava (Finnish), brillant [masculine] (French), brillante (Galician), leuchtend (German), funkelnd (German), चमकीला (camkīlā) (Hindi), brillante (Italian), luminoso (Italian), splendente (Italian), چیل (çil) (Ottoman Turkish), brilhante (Portuguese), brillante (Spanish), lysande (Swedish), ışıldayan (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-shiny-en-adj-yPTiQkF4 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Mongolian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 18 42 4 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 16 42 0 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 20 34 5 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 11 42 0 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 11 42 0 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 20 34 5 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Mongolian translations: 19 36 4 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 20 34 5 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 22 35 5 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 20 34 5 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 11 46 0 43 Disambiguation of 'emitting light': 10 84 0 6
  3. (colloquial) Excellent; remarkable. Tags: colloquial Translations (excellent): блестящ (blestjašt) (Bulgarian), brillant (Catalan), loistava (Finnish), wunderbar (German), उत्कृष्ट (utkŕṣṭ) (Hindi), श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭh) (Hindi), brillante (Italian), 出众 (chūzhòng) (Mandarin), fevkalade (Turkish), olağanüstü (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-shiny-en-adj-3A5KXVkK Disambiguation of 'excellent': 0 0 100 0
  4. (obsolete) Bright; luminous; clear; unclouded. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-shiny-en-adj-ldtAH8sq Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bashkir translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Jarai translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Mongolian translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Waigali translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 18 42 4 35 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 33 0 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 18 32 5 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 18 32 5 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Bashkir translations: 18 32 5 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 18 31 5 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 17 30 4 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 16 42 0 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 18 31 5 46 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 38 0 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 20 34 5 41 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 34 5 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 17 32 5 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 17 30 4 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 11 42 0 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Jarai translations: 10 36 0 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 18 32 5 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 11 42 0 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 20 34 5 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 20 32 3 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 18 32 5 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Mongolian translations: 19 36 4 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 17 25 8 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 20 34 5 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 10 20 0 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 22 35 5 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 18 32 5 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 20 34 5 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 10 37 0 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 19 31 5 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 11 46 0 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 18 32 5 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 18 32 5 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 18 32 5 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 18 32 5 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Waigali translations: 7 41 0 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gleamy, glisteny, mirrorlike, mirrory, relucent [poetic], shining, shiny, zazzy [slang] Hypernyms: reflective Hyponyms: glossy, silvered, retroreflective Derived forms: bite my shiny metal ass, bright shiny object, shinily, shininess, shiny cowbird, shiny-floor Related terms: sunshiny, specular
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈʃaɪ.ni/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Berrely-shiny.wav , en-us-shiny.ogg Forms: shinies [plural]
enPR: shī'nē Rhymes: -aɪni Etymology: From shine + -y (noun suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|en|shine|-y|id2=noun|pos2=noun suffix}} shine + -y (noun suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} shiny (plural shinies)
  1. (informal) Anything shiny; a trinket. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-shiny-en-noun-o5AIBWo~
  2. (slang) Contraction of disparaging term "shiny arses", originating during World War Two, to describe a desk worker.https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mAdUqLrKw4YC&pg=PA1717 Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, slang Alternative form of: disparaging term (extra: "shiny arses", originating during World War Two, to describe a desk worker.https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mAdUqLrKw4YC&pg=PA1717)
    Sense id: en-shiny-en-noun-WD~CS9ml Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 15 0 13 3 68 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (noun): 5 14 1 12 8 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 14 0 13 3 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 14 0 14 2 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1920, Will Payne, The Scarred Chin, page 130:",
          "text": "He was wearing a new, fawn-coloured summer suit and a new straw hat—his trousers the creasiest and his shoes the shiniest. Yet he seemed not to be taking the usual infantile satisfaction in a very smart, correct costume.",
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          "word": "لَامِع"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yǒu guāngzé de",
          "sense": "reflecting light",
          "word": "有光澤的 /有光泽的"
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          "sense": "reflecting light",
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          "sense": "reflecting light",
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          "sense": "reflecting light",
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "reflecting light",
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          "sense": "reflecting light",
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          "word": "gaišs"
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          "sense": "reflecting light",
          "word": "spodrs"
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          "sense": "reflecting light",
          "word": "spožs"
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          "code": "mi",
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          "word": "гөлгөр"
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          "code": "ota",
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          "sense": "reflecting light",
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          "code": "fa",
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          "word": "blank"
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          "sense": "reflecting light",
          "word": "reluzente"
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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "reflecting light",
          "word": "strălucitor"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "blestjáščij",
          "sense": "reflecting light",
          "word": "блестя́щий"
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          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "reflecting light",
          "word": "gleansach"
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        {
          "_dis1": "86 10 0 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "reflecting light",
          "word": "reluciente"
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          "_dis1": "86 10 0 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "reflecting light",
          "word": "refulgente"
        },
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "reflecting light",
          "word": "skinande"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 10 0 3",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "reflecting light",
          "word": "glittrande"
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          "_dis1": "86 10 0 3",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "reflecting light",
          "word": "parlak"
        },
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          "_dis1": "86 10 0 3",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "reflecting light",
          "word": "bóng"
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          "code": "wbk",
          "lang": "Waigali",
          "sense": "reflecting light",
          "word": "pëlëkënë"
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    "Terms with Arabic translations",
    "Terms with Azerbaijani translations",
    "Terms with Bashkir translations",
    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Catalan translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Galician translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Hindi translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Jarai translations",
    "Terms with Khmer translations",
    "Terms with Latin translations",
    "Terms with Latvian translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Maori translations",
    "Terms with Mongolian translations",
    "Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations",
    "Terms with Persian translations",
    "Terms with Plautdietsch translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Romanian translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Tagalog translations",
    "Terms with Turkish translations",
    "Terms with Vietnamese translations",
    "Terms with Waigali translations"
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    {
      "word": "bite my shiny metal ass"
    },
    {
      "word": "bright shiny object"
    },
    {
      "word": "shinily"
    },
    {
      "word": "shininess"
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    {
      "word": "shiny cowbird"
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      "word": "shiny-floor"
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      "form": "shinier",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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      "form": "more shiny",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:shiny",
      "word": "glossy"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:shiny",
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          "text": "He was wearing a new, fawn-coloured summer suit and a new straw hat—his trousers the creasiest and his shoes the shiniest. Yet he seemed not to be taking the usual infantile satisfaction in a very smart, correct costume.",
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        {
          "ref": "2011, Ronke Luke-Boone, African Fabrics: Sewing Contemporary Fashion with Ethic Flair:",
          "text": "Commercially produced yarn, such as rayon, produces a cloth with a smoother, shinier look than hand-spun cotton, but the uneven, rugged look of hand-spun cotton can be quite appealing.",
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        "Reflecting light."
      ],
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          "light",
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      ]
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        "Emitting light."
      ],
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          "ref": "2007, Christopher Brookmyre, Attack of the Unsinkable Rubber Ducks, →ISBN, page 132:",
          "text": "We're shiny, Okay?",
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        "Excellent; remarkable."
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        "(colloquial) Excellent; remarkable."
      ],
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1665, John Dryden, Verses to her Royal Highness the Duchess [of York]:",
          "text": "Like distant thunder on a shiny day.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "The Lincolnshire Poacher (traditional song)",
          "text": "When I was bound apprentice in famous Lincolnshire\nFull well I served my master for nigh on seven years\nTill I took up to poaching as you shall quickly hear\nOh, 'tis my delight on a shiny night in the season of the year."
        }
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        "Bright; luminous; clear; unclouded."
      ],
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        "(obsolete) Bright; luminous; clear; unclouded."
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      "enpr": "shī'nē"
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      "ipa": "/ˈʃaɪ.ni/"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:shiny",
      "word": "gleamy"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:shiny",
      "word": "glisteny"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:shiny",
      "word": "mirrorlike"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:shiny",
      "word": "mirrory"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:shiny",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "relucent"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:shiny",
      "word": "shining"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:shiny",
      "word": "shiny"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:shiny",
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "barrāq",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "بَرَّاق"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "lāmiʕ",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "لَامِع"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "parlaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "yaltır",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "ялтыр"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "blestjašt",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "блестящ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "lluent"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yǒu guāngzé de",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "有光澤的 /有光泽的"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "glanzend"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "glimmend"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "kiiltävä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "brillant"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "relucente"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "glänzend"
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    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "camkīlā",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "चमकीला"
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    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "lonrach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "luccicante"
    },
    {
      "code": "jra",
      "lang": "Jarai",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "lơluih"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "phlɨɨ-cang",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "ភ្លឺចាំង"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "dzidrs"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "gaišs"
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    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "spodrs"
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    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "spīdīgs"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "spožs"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "whero"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "gölgör",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "гөлгөр"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "çil",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "چیل"
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    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "deraxšân",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "درخشان"
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      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "blank"
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    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "blenkjrich"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "błyszczący"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "reluzente"
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "strălucitor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "blestjáščij",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "блестя́щий"
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    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "gleansach"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "reluciente"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "refulgente"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "skinande"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "glittrande"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "parlak"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "bóng"
    },
    {
      "code": "wbk",
      "lang": "Waigali",
      "sense": "reflecting light",
      "word": "pëlëkënë"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "svetešt",
      "sense": "emitting light",
      "word": "светещ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "emitting light",
      "word": "brillant"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shǎnguāng de",
      "sense": "emitting light",
      "word": "閃光的 /闪光的"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "emitting light",
      "word": "loistava"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "emitting light",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "brillant"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "emitting light",
      "word": "brillante"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "emitting light",
      "word": "leuchtend"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "emitting light",
      "word": "funkelnd"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "camkīlā",
      "sense": "emitting light",
      "word": "चमकीला"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "emitting light",
      "word": "brillante"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "emitting light",
      "word": "luminoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "emitting light",
      "word": "splendente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "çil",
      "sense": "emitting light",
      "word": "چیل"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "emitting light",
      "word": "brilhante"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "emitting light",
      "word": "brillante"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "emitting light",
      "word": "lysande"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "emitting light",
      "word": "ışıldayan"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "blestjašt",
      "sense": "excellent",
      "word": "блестящ"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "excellent",
      "word": "brillant"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
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      "word": "loistava"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "excellent",
      "word": "wunderbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "utkŕṣṭ",
      "sense": "excellent",
      "word": "उत्कृष्ट"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "śreṣṭh",
      "sense": "excellent",
      "word": "श्रेष्ठ"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "excellent",
      "word": "brillante"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Mandarin",
      "roman": "chūzhòng",
      "sense": "excellent",
      "word": "出众"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "excellent",
      "word": "fevkalade"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "excellent",
      "word": "olağanüstü"
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        "Anything shiny; a trinket."
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        "(informal) Anything shiny; a trinket."
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          "word": "disparaging term"
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        "Contraction of disparaging term \"shiny arses\", originating during World War Two, to describe a desk worker.https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mAdUqLrKw4YC&pg=PA1717"
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        "(slang) Contraction of disparaging term \"shiny arses\", originating during World War Two, to describe a desk worker.https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mAdUqLrKw4YC&pg=PA1717"
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-02-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-20 using wiktextract (05fdf6b and 9dbd323). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.