polish, gloss, glossiness, burnish
(noun) the property of being smooth and shiny
Source: WordNet® 3.1
glossiness (countable and uncountable, plural glossinesses)
The state of being glossy.
Source: Wiktionary
Gloss"i*ness, n. Etym: [From Glossy.]
Definition: The condition or quality of being glossy; the luster or brightness of a smooth surface. Boyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 June 2025
(adjective) marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; “a modest apartment”; “too modest to wear his medals”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
