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Definition of shining : 1. Emission or reflection of light.
2. Emitting light, esp. in a continuous manner; radiant; as, shining lamps; also, bright by the reflection of light; as, shining armor.
3. Having the surface smooth and polished; - said of leaves, the surfaces of shells, etc.
4. of Shine
5. Splendid; illustrious; brilliant; distinguished; conspicious; as, a shining example of charity.

Synonyms:

scintillation, sparkle, flame, glossy, sheeny, polished, gleam, sunny, hopeful, polishing, illumination, shimmer, blaze, eminent, glare, luster, promising, glimmer, twinkle, flicker, showy, flare, glazed, calendered, glow, sheen, flash, undimmed, glorious, sunshiny, smart, clear, light, glitter, remarkable, shine, glistering, burnished, shiny, twinkling, glassy, superior, incandescence

bright (part of speech: adjective)

glaring, phosphorescent, flashing, blinding, lucid, beaming, gleaming, lustrous, radiant, glinting, lurid, scintillating, glowing, glistening, luminescent, dazzling, glittering, illuminating, well lit, radiating, blazing, garish, bright, incandescent, neon, sparkling, flaring, brilliant, vivid, shimmering, fluorescent, luminous, fiery

lighting (part of speech: verb)

fluorescing, flooding, incandescing, lighting, spotting, firing

brightening (part of speech: verb)

burnishing, intensifying, lightening, illumining, brightening

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