🔄 Synonyms of "Shining"
13 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| lustrous | As if shining with a brilliant light; radiant. |
| clearverb | Transparent in colour. |
| brightnoun | Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant. |
| polished | Made smooth or shiny by polishing. |
| burnished | Polished, made shiny by rubbing (especially with a burnisher). |
| glisteningnoun | The appearance of something that glistens. |
| sunshiny | (figurative) Cheerful; happy; pleasant. |
| glossynoun | Having a smooth, silklike, reflective (shiny) surface. |
| shinynoun | Reflecting light. |
| polishingnoun | That makes shiny or smooth. |
| sheenynoun | Having a sheen; glossy. |
| sunnynoun | (of weather or a day) Featuring a lot of sunshine. |
| superiornoun | Higher in rank, status, or quality. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Shining"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| shinynoun | Reflecting light. |
| brightverb | Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant. |
| lustrous | As if shining with a brilliant light; radiant. |
| glisteningnoun | The appearance of something that glistens. |
| glossynoun | Having a smooth, silklike, reflective (shiny) surface. |
| clearverb | Transparent in colour. |
| sunshiny | (figurative) Cheerful; happy; pleasant. |
| sunnynoun | (of weather or a day) Featuring a lot of sunshine. |
| polished | Made smooth or shiny by polishing. |
| polishingnoun | That makes shiny or smooth. |
| burnished | Polished, made shiny by rubbing (especially with a burnisher). |
| superiornoun | Higher in rank, status, or quality. |
| sheenynoun | Having a sheen; glossy. |
| lucentnoun | Emitting light; shining, luminous. |
| illuminating | (figuratively) Providing clarification or explanation; educational, revealing. |
| aglow | (sometimes figurative) glowing; radiant |
| brilliantverb | (transitive) To cut (a diamond) with many facets, to make it into a brilliant. |
| brightest | Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant. |
| agleam | Glowing with subdued light. |
| glossverb | (transitive) To give a gloss or sheen to. |
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