glossy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡlɔsi/ (General-American)
- /ˈɡlɑsi/ (cot-caught-merger)
- (US) audio
- /ˈɡlɒsi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree English gloss Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English glossy From gloss + -y.
Meanings
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Having a smooth, silklike, reflective (shiny) surface.
glossy magazine
glossy hair
He was in the middle of a blue world. As far as the eye could see, a sheet of water reached into the distance. The May sun shimmered on its surface. Above, high above, stretched a clear blue sky. The fresh, new sky looked so glossy and vivid that it might spill down to earth at any moment.
2002, KID, “Prologue”, in Ever 17: The Out of Infinity:
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(figuratively) Attention-grabbing and superficially attractive.
The trendy rehabs being pimped by the addiction industry's glossy PR.
1990 February 4, Leonard Tirado, “Privatized 'Recovery' Versus Collective Action”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 29, page 19:This divisive populist electro may never shake its myriad detractors who cry foul about the glossy repackaging of the scene it’s largely indebted to, but it’s wrong to dismiss such meticulously crafted production because of its accessibility.
2015 December 25, “20 Best Albums of 2015”, in Genius:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| glossier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| glossiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
glossless · matte · flat · flat · speckled · speckly · matte
Deriveds
unglossy · glossy magazine · ultraglossy · glossy paper · nonglossy · semiglossy · glossy ibis · glossiness · glossy antshrike · glossy hawthorn · glossily
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
varnished · burnished · polished
Synonyms
slickered · splendent · salient · glassy · sheeny · flashy · eye-catching · vitreous · sleek · prominent · high-profile · prominent · eye-catching · sleek · glossy · satiny · attention-grabbing · glacé · grabby · satiny · flashy · conspicuous · lacquerlike · glossy · lacquerlike
Translations (45)
ru блестя́щий (having a reflective surface) · nl glanzend (having a reflective surface) · ja 艶やか (having a reflective surface) · ceb sinawon (having a reflective surface) · hy ողորկ (having a reflective surface) · km រលើប (having a reflective surface) · it luccicante (having a reflective surface) · de glänzend (having a reflective surface) · tr parlak (having a reflective surface) · es reluciente (having a reflective surface) · sv blankpolerad (having a reflective surface) · gl lustroso (having a reflective surface) · mi whakahinuhinu (having a reflective surface) · cmn 光澤 /光泽 (having a reflective surface) · sv glänsande (having a reflective surface) · gd gleansach (having a reflective surface) · uk гля́нсовий (having a reflective surface) · sv blank (having a reflective surface) · ga lonrach (having a reflective surface) · es lustroso (having a reflective surface) · it patinato (having a reflective surface) · fi kiiltävä (having a reflective surface) · fr luisant (having a reflective surface) · pt lustroso (having a reflective surface) · ca brillant (having a reflective surface) · ba ялтыр (having a reflective surface) · pl błyszczący (having a reflective surface) · fi kiilto- (having a reflective surface) · ru гля́нцевый (having a reflective surface) · no glanset (having a reflective surface) · bg полиран (having a reflective surface) · th มัน (having a reflective surface) · ca lluent (having a reflective surface) · uk гля́нцевий (having a reflective surface) · th เงา (having a reflective surface) · sv glansig (having a reflective surface) · es brillante (having a reflective surface) · it lucido (having a reflective surface) · fr brillant (having a reflective surface) · la lucens (having a reflective surface) · ca llustrós (having a reflective surface) · cs lesklý (having a reflective surface) · uk глянсо́ваний (having a reflective surface) · bg лъскав (having a reflective surface) · pl lśniący (having a reflective surface)