shininess
adjectiveHow many syllables in shininess?
There are 3 syllables in the word shininess.How to pronounce shininess:
Definition of shininess:
- shininess (adjective):
- having a smooth glossy surface
Synonyms for shininess:
brightness
burnish
effulgence
fire
flame
fluorescence
glare
gleam
glint
gloss
glow
incandescence
light
luminescence
luster
lustre
patina
polish
radiance
radiancy
refulgence
refulgency
sheen
shimmer
shine
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Antonyms for shininess:
darkness
dullness
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- canalize
- expended
- pacify
- heavily
- distrustful
- submerging
- edemic
- pitiable
- disembark
- cleverer
- unprompted
- antedate
- dishearten
- jabbering
- excitement
- competed
- cheekily
- correspond
- impressing
- succinctness
- resolute
- expatiate
- disobey
- charisma
- finicky
- continue
- ecstasy
- conferment
- accomplished
- unwanted
- nebulous
- eleventh
- sluggishly
- tinier
- appeases
- unsurpassed
- relocate
- recompense
- unceasing
- ruefully
- prosecute
- porcupine
- okapi
- abutted
- disable
- delivered
- entrancing
- tangibly
- humungous
- gyrating
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Syllable Fun Fact
Ambisyllabicity occurs when a consonant at the boundary of two syllables belongs to both, as in the word 'happen'.
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