About The Word Glossy

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Glossy

Glossy Meaning & Definition
Glossy Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Glossy?

[adj] 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"
[adj] (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and glossy especially by pressing between rollers; "calendered paper"; "a dress of glossy sateen"
[adj] having a smooth, gleaming surface; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick seals and otters"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Glossy: bright | calendered | glazed | glistening | lustrous | satin(a) | satiny | sheeny | shining | shiny | silken | silklike | silky | sleek | slick | smooth

Related Terms | Find terms related to Glossy: artificial | blowup | blueprint | bogus | buffed | burnished | contact printing | contrived | counterfeit | cyanotype | enlargement | false | feigned | finished | fraudulent | furbished | glace | glassy | glazed | gleaming | glistening | hologram | imitation | insincere | lacquered | lantern slide | lustrous | matte | meretricious | microcopy | microprint | photocopy | photogravure | Photostat | photostatic copy | polished | positive | pretended | print | projection printing | pseudo | put-on | rubbed | satiny | semi-matte | sheeny | shellacked | shined | shining | shiny | silken | silky | simulated | sleek | slick | slide | smarmy | smooth | specious | transparency | unreal | varnished | velvety | waxed | Xerox | Xerox copy

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Glossy In Webster's Dictionary

\Gloss"y\, a. [Compar. {Glossier}; superl. {Glossiest}.] [See {Gloss} luster.] 1. Smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth surface; highly polished; lustrous; as, glossy silk; a glossy surface. 2. Smooth; specious; plausible; as, glossy deceit.

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