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gloss⋅y

  [glos-ee, glaw-see] adjective, gloss⋅i⋅er, gloss⋅i⋅est, noun, plural gloss⋅ies.
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–adjective
1. having a shiny or lustrous surface.
2. having a false or deceptive appearance or air, esp. of experience or sophistication; specious.
–noun
3. slick 1 (def. 9).
4. a photograph printed on glossy paper.
Origin:
1550–60; gloss 1 + -y 1

Related forms:
gloss⋅i⋅ly, adverb
gloss⋅i⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. shining, polished, glazed.

Antonyms:
1. dull.
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gloss·y   (glô'sē, glŏs'ē)   
adj.   gloss·i·er, gloss·i·est
  1. Having a smooth, shiny, lustrous surface: glossy satin. See Synonyms at sleek.
  2. Superficially and often speciously attractive; showy: glossy trendsetters.
n.   pl. gloss·ies
  1. A photographic print on smooth, shiny paper.
  2. Chiefly British A popular magazine printed on smooth-coated stock.
gloss'i·ly adv., gloss'i·ness n.
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Glossy

Gloss"y\, a. [Compar. Glossier; superl. Glossiest.] [See Gloss luster.]

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

2. Smooth; specious; plausible; as, glossy deceit.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : glossy
Spanish: lustroso, brillante, reluciente,
German: glänzend,
Japanese: つやのある
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