shine

Significat (Anglès)

Verb

1. (copulative, intransitive) To emit or reflect light so as to glow.
2. (copulative, intransitive) To reflect light.
3. (copulative, intransitive) To distinguish oneself; to excel.
4. (copulative, intransitive) To be effulgent in splendour or beauty.
5. (copulative, intransitive) To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers.
6. (copulative, intransitive) To be immediately apparent.
7. (transitive) To create light with (a flashlight, lamp, torch, or similar).
8. (transitive) To cause to shine, as a light or by reflected light.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Brightness from a source of light.
2. (countable, uncountable) Brightness from reflected light.
3. (countable, uncountable) Excellence in quality or appearance; splendour.
4. (countable, uncountable) Shoeshine.
5. (countable, uncountable) Sunshine (typically in contrast with rain).
6. (countable, slang, uncountable) Moonshine; an illicitly brewed alcoholic drink.
7. (countable, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur, uncountable) A black person.
8. (countable, uncountable) The amount of shininess on a cricket ball, or on each side of the ball.
9. (countable, slang, uncountable) A liking for a person; a fancy.
10. (archaic, countable, slang, uncountable) A caper; an antic; a row.

Conceptes

brillar

resplendir

brillantor

lluir

relluir

lluentor

llustre

esplendor

fer llum

enllustrar

fulgidesa

lluïssor

centellejar

lluïment

pampallugueig

brunyir

fulgència

fulgurar

llustrar

espurnejar

llampurnar

rutilar

resplendor

illuminar

polir

llumejar

raspallar

reflectir

Sinònims

glitter

sparkle

❇️

gleam

glow

flash

polish

🇵🇱

radiate

glisten

lustre

light

twinkle

illuminate

be bright

radiance

brighten

blaze

gloss

beam

shiny

shimmer

brilliance

light up

glare

reflect

give light

glint

brightness

bright

luster

glimmer

of the sun

burnish

emit

sheen

irradiate

flame

brush

refulgence

scintillate

smooth

cause to shine

radiancy

burn

effulgence

glaze

glance

burn brightly

blaze up

brilliant

smoothen

Traduccions

briller

brillar

brillare

scheinen

glänzen

strahlen

leuchten

risplendere

brilhar

luire

brillo

Glanz

lucir

schijnen

splendore

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ʃaɪn/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: shinen

Heretat de anglès antic: scīnan

Heretat de anglès mitjà: schenen

Heretat de anglès antic: scǣnan

In summary

From Middle English shinen, schinen (preterite schon, past participle schinen), from Old English sċīnan (“to shine, flash; be resplendent”; preterite sċān, past participle sċinen), from Proto-West Germanic *skīnan (“to shine”), from Proto-Germanic *skīnaną (“to shine”).

Frases

The sun thought about that , and decided to shine more brightly .