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1. (n.) gloss
a superficial luster or shine; glaze:
the gloss of satin.
2. gloss
a deceptively good appearance.
3. gloss
a cosmetic that adds sheen or luster, esp.
4. (v.t.) gloss
to put a gloss upon.
5. gloss
gloss over, to give a deceptively good appearance to; mask:
to gloss over someone's foibles.
6. (n.) gloss
an explanation or translation, by means of a marginal or interlinear note.
7. gloss
a glossary.
8. gloss
an artfully misleading interpretation.
9. (v.t.) gloss
to insert glosses on; annotate.
10. gloss
to give a misleading interpretation of; explain away (often fol. by over or away):
to gloss over a difficult text.
Etymology: (1250–1300; (n.) ME glose (< OF) < ML glōsa, glōza < Gk glôssa word requiring explanation, lit., language, tongue; (v.) ME
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| Definition of 'Gloss' |
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1. (noun) gloss, rubric
an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
2. (noun) glossary, gloss
an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
3. (noun) polish, gloss, glossiness, burnish
the property of being smooth and shiny
4. (verb) semblance, gloss, color, colour
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
"he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color"
5. (verb) gloss
give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing
6. (verb) gloss, comment, annotate
provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
"He annotated on what his teacher had written"
7. (verb) gloss
provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase
8. (verb) color, colour, gloss
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
"color a lie"
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1. (noun) gloss
a strong shine on a surface
the gloss of the car's new paint
2. gloss
to treat as unimportant by giving few details
She glossed over the company's financial problems.
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1. (noun) Gloss
brightness or luster of a body proceeding from a smooth surface; polish; as, the gloss of silk; cloth is calendered to give it a gloss
2. (noun) Gloss
a specious appearance; superficial quality or show
3. (noun) Gloss
a foreign, archaic, technical, or other uncommon word requiring explanation
4. (noun) Gloss
an interpretation, consisting of one or more words, interlinear or marginal; an explanatory note or comment; a running commentary
5. (noun) Gloss
a false or specious explanation
6. (verb) Gloss
to give a superficial luster or gloss to; to make smooth and shining; as, to gloss cloth
7. (verb) Gloss
to render clear and evident by comments; to illustrate; to explain; to annotate
8. (verb) Gloss
to give a specious appearance to; to render specious and plausible; to palliate by specious explanation
9. (verb) Gloss
to make comments; to comment; to explain
10. (verb) Gloss
to make sly remarks, or insinuations
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Sense: brightness or shininess on the surface
Her hair has a lovely gloss; (
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 Afrikaans: glans, skyn |
 Arabic: بَريق، لَمَعان |
 Bulgarian: блясък |
 Brazilian: brilho |
 Czech: lesk; lesklý |
 German: der Glanz |
 Danish: glans; skin; emaljelak |
 Greek: γυαλάδα |
 Spanish: lustre, brillo |
 Estonian: läige |
 Farsi: براقی؛ تلا لو |
 Finnish: kiilto |
 French: brillant |
 Hebrew: בָּרָק |
 Hindi: चमक |
 Croatian: sjaj |
 Hungarian: (felületi) fény |
 Indonesian: permukaan yang mengkilat |
 Icelandic: gljái |
 Italian: lucentezza; brillante |
 Japanese: つや |
 Korean: 광택 |
 Lithuanian: blizgesys,žvilgesys |
 Latvian: (auduma u.tml.) spīdums; |
 Malay: kilat |
 Dutch: glans, glans- |
 Norwegian: glans, ferniss |
 Polish: połysk |
 Persian: براقی؛ تلا لو |
 Pashto: ځلا، رڼا، برېښنا، ظاهرى ښ |
 Portuguese: brilho |
 Romanian: strălucire; strălucitor |
 Russian: блеск |
 Slovak: lesk; lesklý |
 Slovenian: (ki ima) bleščeč videz |
 Serbian: sjaj |
 Swedish: glans |
 Thai: ความแววาว |
 Turkish: parlaklık |
 Taiwanese: 光澤 |
 Ukrainian: блиск |
 Urdu: چمک |
 Vietnamese: láng bóng |
 Chinese: 光泽 |
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