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Shiny vs Diamante - What's the difference?

shiny | diamante |

As adjectives the difference between shiny and diamante

is that shiny is reflecting light while diamante is covered in diamante decorations.

As nouns the difference between shiny and diamante

is that shiny is anything shiny; a trinket while diamante is an artificial diamond used as adornment, such as a rhinestone.

shiny

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Reflecting light.
  • * :
    • Bender: Bite my shiny metal ass!
  • Emitting light.
  • (colloquial) Excellent; remarkable.
  • (obsolete) Bright; luminous; clear; unclouded.
  • * (rfdate) (Dryden)
    • Like distant thunder on a shiny day.
  • * The Lincolnshire Poacher (traditional song)
    • When I was bound apprentice in famous Lincolnshire
    Full well I served my master for nigh on seven years
    Till I took up to poaching as you shall quickly hear
    Oh, 'tis my delight on a shiny night in the season of the year.

    Derived terms

    * shininess

    Noun

    (shinies)
  • (informal) Anything shiny; a trinket.

    • diamante

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • an artificial diamond used as adornment, such as a rhinestone

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • covered in diamante decorations
  • shiny or iridescent, as if covered in or made of diamonds

    • Anagrams

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