From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shiny
adj 1: reflecting light; "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the
horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the
moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet";
"shining white enamel" [syn: glistening, glossy,
lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining]
2: having a shiny surface or coating; "glazed fabrics"; "glazed
doughnuts" [syn: glazed, shiny] [ant: unglazed]
3: made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a
sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished
brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in
lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny
black patents" [syn: bright, burnished, lustrous,
shining, shiny]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Shiny \Shin"y\, a. [Compar. Shinier; superl. Shiniest.]
Bright; luminous; clear; unclouded.
[1913 Webster]
Like distant thunder on a shiny day. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]