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 Definitions of glossy  [ˈglɒs i, ˈglɔ si]  

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Definition of 'glossy' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) glossy
having a shiny or lustrous surface.

2.  glossy
having a false or deceptive appearance or air, esp. of experience or sophistication; specious.

3. (n.) glossy
a photograph printed on glossy paper.

Etymology:  (1550–60)

Definition of 'glossy' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) slick, slick magazine, glossy
a magazine printed on good quality paper

2. (adj) glossy
a photograph that is printed on smooth shiny paper

3. (adj) glossy, calendered
(of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and glossy especially by pressing between rollers
"calendered paper"; "glossy paper"

4. (adj) glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining
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"

5. (adj) glossy, showy
superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense
"a glossy TV series"


Definition of 'glossy' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) glossy
smooth and shiny
the horse's glossy coat; a glossy magazine


Definition of 'glossy' Webster Dictionary 

1.  glossy
smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth surface; highly polished; lustrous; as, glossy silk; a glossy surface

2.  glossy
smooth; specious; plausible; as, glossy deceit


Translation of 'glossy' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: smooth and shining
The dog has a glossy coat.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: glansende, blink Arabic flag Arabic: مَصْقول، لامِع، لَمّاع Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: бляскав
Brazilian flag Brazilian: brilhante Czech flag Czech: lesklý German flag German: glänzend
Danish flag Danish: blank; skinnende Greek flag Greek: γυαλιστερός, στιλπνός Spanish flag Spanish: lustroso, brillante, relu
Estonian flag Estonian: läikiv Farsi flag Farsi: براق Finnish flag Finnish: kiiltävä
French flag French: lustré Hebrew flag Hebrew: חָלָק וּמַברִיק Hindi flag Hindi: चमकीली
Croatian flag Croatian: sjajan, ulašten Hungarian flag Hungarian: fényes (felületű) Indonesian flag Indonesian: halus
Icelandic flag Icelandic: gljáandi Italian flag Italian: lucente Japanese flag Japanese: つやのある
Korean flag Korean: 광택 있는 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: žvilgantis, blizgantis Latvian flag Latvian: spīdīgs; gluds
Malay flag Malay: berkilat Dutch flag Dutch: glanzend Norwegian flag Norwegian: blank, skinnende, glansfu
Polish flag Polish: lśniący Persian flag Persian: براق Pashto flag Pashto: ځلاند، روڼ، روښانه
Portuguese flag Portuguese: brilhante Romanian flag Romanian: lucios Russian flag Russian: лоснящийся
Slovak flag Slovak: lesklý Slovenian flag Slovenian: gladek, blesteč Serbian flag Serbian: gladak
Swedish flag Swedish: glansig, glänsande, blank Thai flag Thai: เป็นเงามันหรือวาว Turkish flag Turkish: parlak, pırıl pırıl
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 有光澤的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: блискучий Urdu flag Urdu: چمکیلا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: bóng loáng Chinese flag Chinese: 有光泽的

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