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
glossy (comparative glossier, superlative glossiest)
Having a smooth, silk-like, reflective surface.
• matte
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
17 June 2025
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
