shining
English Thesaurus
1. the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | work, |
| definition | : | activity directed toward making or doing something (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | shoeshine, |
| definition | : | the act of shining shoes (noun.act) |
2. reflecting light (adj.all)
| similar | : | bright, |
| definition | : | emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts (adj.all) |
3. made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow (adj.all)
| similar | : | polished, |
| definition | : | perfected or made shiny and smooth (adj.all) |
4. marked by exceptional merit (adj.all)
| similar | : | superior, |
| definition | : | of high or superior quality or performance (adj.all) |
5. the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it (noun.act)
6. reflecting light (adj.all)
| derivation | : | burnish, gloss, glossiness, polish, |
| definition | : | the property of being smooth and shiny (noun.attribute) |
7. made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow (adj.all)
| derivation | : | effulgence, radiance, radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine, |
| definition | : | the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | brightness, brightness level, light, luminance, luminosity, luminousness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light (noun.attribute) |
8. the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it (noun.act)
9. reflecting light (adj.all)
| derivation | : | burnish, gloss, glossiness, polish, |
| definition | : | the property of being smooth and shiny (noun.attribute) |
10. made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow (adj.all)
| derivation | : | effulgence, radiance, radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine, |
| definition | : | the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | brightness, brightness level, light, luminance, luminosity, luminousness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light (noun.attribute) |
Visual ArtiKata
Explore shining in ArtiKata.com >