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Meaning of 'glossy' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Glossy [ superl.]
- Smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth surface; highly polished; lustrous; as, glossy silk; a glossy surface.
- Smooth; specious; plausible; as, glossy deceit.

Meaning of 'glossy' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . glossy [ s]
Meaning (1):
- superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense
Example in sentence:
  • a glossy TV series
Meaning (2):
- based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
Example in sentence:
  • a meretricious argument;
  • meretricious praise;
  • the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility
Meaning (3):
- (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and shiny especially by pressing between rollers
Example in sentence:
  • calendered paper;
  • glossy paper
Meaning (4):
- reflecting light
Example in sentence:
  • glistening bodies of swimmers;
  • lustrous auburn hair;
  • saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet;
  • shining white enamel;
  • the horse's glossy coat

Nearby Words:

gloam gloaming gloar gloat gloated gloating globard globate globated globe

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