glossy

[glos-ee, glaw-see]

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adjective, gloss·i·er, gloss·i·est.

having a shiny or lustrous surface.

having a false or deceptive appearance or air, especially of experience or sophistication; specious.

noun, plural gloss·ies.

slick¹(def 9).

a photograph printed on glossy paper.

Origin of glossy

First recorded in 1550–60; gloss¹ + -y¹

Related formsgloss·i·ly, adverbgloss·i·ness, nounnon·gloss·y, adjectiveun·gloss·y, adjective

Synonyms for glossy

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1. shining, polished, glazed.

Antonyms for glossy

1. dull.

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Related Words for glossiness

varnish, veneer, glaze, luster, shine, finish, gleam, brightness, appearance, brilliance, shimmer, facade, burnish, surface, glint, front, polish, sheen, glossiness

Examples from the Web for glossiness

Historical Examples of glossiness

The skin was clean and shone with the glossiness of much soap.
Tess of the Storm Country
Grace Miller White
Her hair had all the warmth and glossiness of that of a healthy girl of eighteen.
Materialized Apparitions
Edward Augustus Brackett
It not only serves to maintain flesh, but it is favorable to glossiness in the coat.
Clovers and How to Grow Them
Thomas Shaw
It is in the neatness of his 'shave' and the glossiness of his rich black cue that the Chinese dandy is distinguishable.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864
Various
It is also conducive to glossiness of coat and healthiness of skin, but unless used sparingly affects the wind.
Riding and Driving
Edward L. Anderson

British Dictionary definitions for glossiness

glossy

adjective glossier or glossiest

smooth and shiny; lustrous

superficially attractive; plausible

(of a magazine) lavishly produced on shiny paper and usually with many colour photographs

noun plural glossies

Also called (US): slick an expensively produced magazine, typically a sophisticated fashion or glamour magazine, printed on shiny paper and containing high quality colour photographyCompare pulp (def. 3)

a photograph printed on paper that has a smooth shiny surface

Derived Formsglossily, adverbglossiness, noun

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Word Origin and History for glossiness

glossy

adj.

1550s, from gloss (n.1) + -y (2). Figurative use from 1690s. The noun sense of "photograph with a glossy surface" is from 1931. Related: Glossiness.