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.
© Webster 1913.
Shin"ing, n.
Emission or reflection of light.
© Webster 1913.