shiny.
Reflecting light.
Meaning & usage
Reflecting light.
Emitting light.
Excellent; remarkable.
Bright; luminous; clear; unclouded.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English shine Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English shiny From shine + -y (adjectival suffix).
Anything that glitters; a trinket.
A desirable collectible.
Where this word comes from
From shine + -y (noun suffix).
A deskworker.
Where this word comes from
Contraction of "shiny arse", originated during World War II. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mAdUqLrKw4YC&pg=PA1717
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