shining
Americanadjective
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- Synonyms:
- effulgent
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shining talents.
- Synonyms:
- lustrous
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conspicuously fine.
a shining example.
- Synonyms:
- splendid, prime, eminent, distinguished, outstanding
Related Words
See bright.
Other Word Forms
- self-shining adjective
- shiningly adverb
- unshining adjective
Etymology
Origin of shining
First recorded before 900; Middle English s(c)hininge, schininde, Old English scinende; shine 1, -ing 2
Example Sentences
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The sea-sourced shining star doesn’t just look good, it has become a fixation.
From Salon
Jupiter will be the easiest of the six to find, shining brightly in the constellation Gemini and high enough to stay in view for much of the night, even from light-polluted towns and cities.
From BBC
A young woman, with long, dark, shining hair sat in the window engrossed in a book.
From Literature
Outside, the sky was blue and the sun was shining again.
From Literature
“Bring your little friends and let’s go down where the sun is shining. They can dry out there and get warm.”
From Literature
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