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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7 January 2025

UNINFORMATIVELY

(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”


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