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GLOSSY
glossy, showy
(adjective) superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense; “a glossy TV series”
glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining
(adjective) 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”
glossy, calendered
(adjective) (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and shiny especially by pressing between rollers; “calendered paper”; “glossy paper”
gilded, meretricious, specious, glossy
(adjective) based on pretense; deceptively pleasing; “the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility”; “meretricious praise”; “a meretricious argument”
glossy
(noun) a photograph that is printed on smooth shiny paper
slick, slick magazine, glossy
(noun) a magazine printed on good quality paper
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
glossy (comparative glossier, superlative glossiest)
Having a smooth, silk-like, reflective surface.
Antonyms
• matte
Noun
glossy (plural glossies)
(chiefly, British, informal) A glossy magazine.
(informal) A glossy photograph.
(film, informal) A film depicting people with glamorous lifestyles.
Source: Wiktionary
Gloss"y, a. [Compar. Glossier; superl. Glossiest.] Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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