As a Noun: 1. The bright or glassy appearance of an object because light bounces off it into your eyes. English = shine, shininess. 2. The process by which light is sent back or bounces off a surface, particularly when it produces a clear image of the observer or another object. English = reflection. 3. A hard, shiny silver-colored metal. English = chrome, chromium. As a Verb or Adjective: 1. To bounce off light from a surface. English = shine, reflect. 2. To easily bounce off lots of light from a surface such that it is very bright. English = dazzle. 3. To bounce off lots of light from a surface, usually uneven (like water), so that it is rapidly moving and bright. English = shimmer. 4. To be very bright because of light bouncing off itself. English = (be) shiny, (be) reflective, (be) dazzling, (be) shimmering.