glossy
Having a smooth, silklike, reflective surfaceHaving a smooth, silklike, reflective (shiny) surface.
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» Acrylic dries to a glossy finish.
Amastan · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesHaving a smooth, silklike, reflective (shiny) surface.
glossy hair
glossy magazine
glänzend
гля́нцевыйgljáncevyj, блестя́щийblestjáščij
гля́нцевийhljáncevyj, гля́нсовийhljánsovyj, глянсо́ванийhljansóvanyj
(of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and shiny especially by pressing between rollers
(figuratively)Attention-grabbing and superficially attractive.
superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense
Examples
10 sentencesAcrylic dries to a glossy finish.
The coffee table was glossy black.
The crow's feathers were glossy black.
He covered the cake with a glossy chocolate glaze.
His shoes were polished to a glossy black shine.
Translations
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Forms
glossier, glossiestSynonyms
27 synonyms- superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense:showy
- (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and shiny especially by pressing between rollers:calendered
- reflecting light:glisteninglustroussheenyshinyshining
- based on pretense; deceptively pleasing:gildedmeretriciousspecious
Antonyms
5 antonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.