Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Shiny or glossy character or condition; luster; glossiness; sheen.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun the visual property of something shining with reflective light; shine
  • noun computing the coefficient of specular reflectivity associated with the surface of an object being displayed

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the visual property of something that shines with reflected light

Etymologies

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shiny +‎ -ness

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Examples

  • The dual purpose also exists in the equation of shininess with impenetrability and completeness: this shininess is available to paintings through varnishing, and to textiles through the oiling or calendaring of cloths, or the use of glossy fibers.

    The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe 2006

  • Whereas, the Assembly building has been created by people of such narrow and blinkered view that they seem to be mesmerised by the 'shininess' of their building.

    Road to overspend and growing Valleys Mam 2007

  • Ummm ... its pretty cool, as far as the 'shininess' factor goes.

    Engadget 2009

  • Ummm ... its pretty cool, as far as the 'shininess' factor goes.

    Original Signal - Transmitting Gadgets 2009

  • But here large, color photographs by Richard Pare, executed over 15 years, show Russian avant-garde architecture in various states of use and disuse, shininess and dullness, and demonstrate that an architecture exhibit can be a beautiful thing to behold.

    Ideology Through Geometry Cammy Brothers 2011

  • If you have oily skin or any shininess on the forehead and nose, follow the moisturizer with an anti-shine gel to provide a matte surface for the foundation.

    Eve Pearl: "How To" Beauty Tutorial: Applying Foundation on a Deep Skin Tone Eve Pearl 2011

  • The fruit bowl morphing into the surface is a logical progression of enhancing the shininess, typifying the forms seen in ceramics, and creating an interesting dialogue between the surfaces.

    Modern Furniture MODUL 011 Sideboard 2009

  • I like the way the wine looks, because it has to lie there so thickly, has a shininess to the deepest parts and sometimes you can see the crystals from the sugar.

    Amy Bernays: Been Counting Amy Bernays 2011

  • Samsung's Galaxy Tablet was all over the convention, with its Android powered shininess, causing Apple fanboys to have more than a few stolen glances.

    Steve Rosenbaum: SXSW: The Heart of the Realtime Revolution Steve Rosenbaum 2011

  • Samsung's Galaxy Tablet was all over the convention, with its Android powered shininess, causing Apple fanboys to have more than a few stolen glances.

    Steve Rosenbaum: SXSW: The Heart of the Realtime Revolution Steve Rosenbaum 2011

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