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reflecting light
e.g. glistening bodies of swimmers
e.g. the horse's glossy coat
e.g. lustrous auburn hair
e.g. saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet
e.g. shining white enamel
Synonym: glistening glossy sheeny shiny shining
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brilliant
e.g. set a lustrous example for others to follow
e.g. lustrous actors of the time
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made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing
reflecting a sheen or glow
e.g. bright silver candlesticks
e.g. a burnished brass knocker
e.g. she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves
e.g. rows of shining glasses
e.g. shiny black patents
Synonym: bright burnished shining shiny