shiny

Other forms of shiny

comparative or superlative

shinier

comparative or superlative

shiniest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about shiny

What does shiny mean?

shiny means "reflecting light". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in shiny?

shiny has 2 syllables: shi-ny. The stress falls on "shi". In IPA it is /ˈʃaɪni/.

What is another word for shiny?

Close synonyms include glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shining. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is shiny a common word?

shiny is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.