glossy

These processes may be repeated till the flax acquires the desired glossiness and separation of fibres.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
This does not injure the glossiness of the fur, which is apt to be affected when the skin is immersed.
Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million|Sarah Josepha Hale
A few drops in the bath will remove all offensive perspiration and glossiness (if the skin is oily).
Housekeeping in Old Virginia|Marion Cabell Tyree
What a rich glossiness do we find about the red and black patches!
Picturesque Sketches of London, Past and Present|Thomas Miller

Her hair had all the warmth and glossiness of that of a healthy girl of eighteen.
Materialized Apparitions|Edward Augustus Brackett

British Dictionary definitions for glossy

glossy

/ (ˈɡlɒsɪ) /

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 forms of glossy

glossily, adverbglossiness, noun

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