'Shining' definitions:

Definition of 'shining'

From: WordNet
adjective
Marked by exceptional merit; "had shining virtues and few faults"; "a shining example"
adjective
Made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents" [syn: bright, burnished, lustrous, shining, shiny]
adjective
Reflecting light; "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"; "shining white enamel" [syn: glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining]
noun
The work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it; "the shining of shoes provided a meager living"; "every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing" [syn: shining, polishing]

Definition of 'Shining'

From: GCIDE
  • Shine \Shine\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shone (? or ?; 277) (archaic Shined); p. pr. & vb. n. Shining.] [OE. shinen, schinen, AS. sc[imac]nan; akin to D. schijnen, OFries. sk[imac]na, OS. & OHG. sc[imac]nan, G. scheinen, Icel. sk[imac]na, Sw. skina, Dan. skinne, Goth. skeinan, and perh. to Gr. ??? shadow. [root]157. Cf. Sheer pure, and Shimmer.]
  • 1. To emit rays of light; to give light; to beam with steady radiance; to exhibit brightness or splendor; as, the sun shines by day; the moon shines by night. [1913 Webster]
  • Hyperion's quickening fire doth shine. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Cghrist. --2 Cor. iv. 6. [1913 Webster]
  • Let thine eyes shine forth in their full luster. --Denham. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To be bright by reflection of light; to gleam; to be glossy; as, to shine like polished silver. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To be effulgent in splendor or beauty. "So proud she shined in her princely state." --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • Once brightest shined this child of heat and air. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers; as, to shine in courts; to shine in conversation. [1913 Webster]
  • Few are qualified to shine in company; but it in most men's power to be agreeable. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
  • To make the face to shine upon, or {To cause the face to shine upon}, to be propitious to; to be gracious to. --Num. vi. 25. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Shining'

From: GCIDE
  • Shining \Shin"ing\, a.
  • 1. Emitting light, esp. in a continuous manner; radiant; as, shining lamps; also, bright by the reflection of light; as, shining armor. "Fish . . . with their fins and shining scales." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Splendid; illustrious; brilliant; distinguished; conspicious; as, a shining example of charity. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Having the surface smooth and polished; -- said of leaves, the surfaces of shells, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Glistening; bright; radiant; resplendent; effulgent; lustrous; brilliant; glittering; splendid; illustrious.
  • Usage: Shining, Brilliant, Sparking. Shining describes the steady emission of a strong light, or the steady reflection of light from a clear or polished surface. Brilliant denotes a shining of great brightness, but with gleams or flashes. Sparkling implies a fitful, intense shining from radiant points or sparks, by which the eye is dazzled. The same distinctions obtain when these epithets are figuratively applied. A man of shining talents is made conspicious by possessing them; if they flash upon the mind with a peculiarly striking effect, we call them brilliant; if his brilliancy is marked by great vivacity and occasional intensity, he is sparkling. [1913 Webster]
  • True paradise . . . inclosed with shining rock. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • Some in a brilliant buckle bind her waist, Some round her neck a circling light display. --Gay. [1913 Webster]
  • His sparkling blade about his head he blest. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Shining'

From: GCIDE
  • Shining \Shin"ing\, n. Emission or reflection of light. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'shining'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Shining'