Shin"ing , n. Emission or reflection of light.
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.
2. Splendid; illustrious; brilliant; distinguished; conspicious; as, a shining example of charity.
3. Having the surface smooth and polished; -- said of leaves, the surfaces of shells,
etc.
Syn. -- Glistening; bright; radiant; resplendent; effulgent; lustrous; brilliant; glittering; splendid; illustrious.
-- 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.
True paradise . . . inclosed with
shining rock.
Milton. Some in a brilliant buckle bind her waist,
Some round her neck a circling light display.
Gay. His sparkling blade about his head he blest.
Spenser.
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