Synonyms for shine
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Glisten — to reflect light
glisten, sparkle, glitter, glint, shimmer, glare, reflect, flash, blaze, flare, glance, coruscate, sheen formal rare
2. Polish — to cause (something) to be smooth and shiny by rubbing; put a shine on (something); polish (something)
polish, smooth, burnish, wax, glaze, smoothen, buff, furbish
3. Brighten — to cause to shine, as a light or by reflected light
light, cast light on, brighten, lighten, illuminate, irradiate formal, belight rare
Noun
1. Radiance — brightness from a source of light
radiance, brightness, effulgence, radiancy, refulgence, refulgency
2. Gloss — excellence in quality or appearance; splendour
gloss, splendor US, splendour UK, brilliance
3. White lightning — moonshine; an illicitly brewed alcoholic drink
mountain dew, corn liquor US, bathtub gin informal, cotton, coon dick, hooch, bootleg, white lightning slang
Definitions
- v. 1
To emit or reflect light so as to glow.
- v. 2
To reflect light.
- n. 1
Brightness from a source of light.
- n. 2
Excellence in quality or appearance; splendour.
Choose the right word
Shine and shining refer to a steady or continuous emission of light; sheen is a faint shining, usually by reflection.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- glitter Just a little more glitter here, and we're done.
- sparkle Let's make those teeth sparkle with some brushing.
- glisten The morning sun makes the hoarfrost on the twigs and branches glisten.
- polish These sentences in Polish have different meanings.
- burnish The company is trying to burnish its image after the scandal.
By length
- 3 letters
- wax1
- 4 letters
- love1, fall1, rule1, beam1, glow1, buff1
- 5 letters
- light1, flash1, fancy2, blaze1, excel2, flare1, gloss1, glare1, sheen1, glaze1, caper2, glint1, hooch1, antic2
- 6 letters
- strike1, smooth1, polish2, cotton2, liking2, glance1, luster2, lustre2
- 7 letters
- reflect2, glitter2, sparkle2, lighten2, surpass2, bootleg2, shimmer2, radiate3, glisten2, burnish2, furbish2, belight
- 8 letters
- affinity4, brighten2, radiance3, splendor2, smoothen2, radiancy
- 9 letters
- splendour, irradiate4, coruscate
- 10 letters
- brightness2, brilliance2, illuminate4, effulgence, refulgence, refulgency
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fancy2 = 2 syllables).