shining
adjective
[ ˈʃʌɪnɪŋ ]
• giving out or reflecting bright light.
• "a shining expanse of water"
• brilliant or excellent at something.
• "he has set a shining example with his model behaviour"
shine
verb
• (of the sun or another source of light) give out a bright light.
• "the sun shone through the window"
Similar:
emit light,
give off light,
beam,
radiate,
gleam,
glow,
glint,
glimmer,
sparkle,
twinkle,
flicker,
glitter,
glisten,
shimmer,
flash,
dazzle,
flare,
glare,
fluoresce,
glister,
coruscate,
fulgurate,
effulge,
luminesce,
incandesce,
phosphoresce,
• direct (a torch or other light) somewhere in order to see something in the dark.
• "he shone the torch around the room before entering"
• be very talented or perform very well.
• "a boy who shone at nothing"
Similar:
excel,
be outstanding,
be brilliant,
be excellent,
be very good,
be successful,
be expert,
stand out,
be pre-eminent,
paragon,
model,
epitome,
archetype,
ideal,
exemplar,
nonpareil,
paradigm,
embodiment,
personification,
quintessence,
standard,
prototype,
apotheosis,
the crème de la crème,
the beau idéal,
acme,
jewel,
gem,
flower,
angel,
treasure,
an outstanding example,
a perfect example of its kind,
one in a million,
the bee's knees,
something else,
the tops,
a nonesuch,
Opposite:
poor example,
• make (an object made of leather, metal, or wood) bright by rubbing it; polish.
• "his shoes were shined to perfection"
Origin:
Old English scīnan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schijnen and German scheinen .
