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Shiny

Bright; luminous; clear; unclouded.

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Bright 84% connected

See Brite, v. i.

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Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Bright 84% connected

See Brite, v. i.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Calendered 84% connected

of Calender

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Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Calendered 84% connected

of Calender

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Glassy 84% connected

Made of glass; vitreous; as, a glassy substance.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Glassy 84% connected

Made of glass; vitreous; as, a glassy substance.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Glossy 84% connected

Smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth surface; highly polished; lustrous; as, glossy silk; a glossy surface.

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Glossy 84% connected

Smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth surface; highly polished; lustrous; as, glossy silk; a glossy surface.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Icy 84% connected

Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in, ice; cold; frosty.

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Icy 84% connected

Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in, ice; cold; frosty.

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Polished 84% connected

of Polish

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Polished 84% connected

of Polish

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Vitreous 84% connected

Consisting of, or resembling, glass; glassy; as, vitreous rocks.

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Vitreous 84% connected

Consisting of, or resembling, glass; glassy; as, vitreous rocks.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Vitrified 84% connected

Converted into glass.

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Vitrified 84% connected

Converted into glass.

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Derivationally related 4

Lustre 74% connected

Brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Lustre 74% connected

Brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Refulgency 74% connected

The quality of being refulgent; brilliancy; splender; radiance.

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Refulgency 74% connected

The quality of being refulgent; brilliancy; splender; radiance.

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Synonym 7

Bright 92% connected

See Brite, v. i.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Burnished 92% connected

of Burnish

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Glistening 92% connected

of Glisten

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Glossy 92% connected

Smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth surface; highly polished; lustrous; as, glossy silk; a glossy surface.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Lustrous 92% connected

Bright; shining; luminous.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Sheeny 92% connected

Bright; shining; radiant; sheen.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Shining 92% connected

of Shine

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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