glossy

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Etymology

gloss +‎ -y

Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -ɒsi

Adjective

glossy (comparative glossier, superlative glossiest)

1. Having a smooth, silklike, reflective surface.

Antonyms

• matte

Translations

having a reflective surface

• Armenian: ողորկ (hy) (oġork)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 光澤 (cmn), 光泽 (cmn) (guāngzé)

• Czech: lesklý (cs) m
• Dutch: glanzend (nl)
• Finnish: kiiltävä (fi), kiilto- (fi)
• French: luisant (fr), brillant (fr)
• German: glänzend (de)

• Italian: lucido (it)
• Japanese: 艶やか (ja) (あでやか, adeyaka, つややか, tsuyayaka)
• Latin: lucens (la) m and f
• Maori: whakahinuhinu (mi)
• Norwegian: glanset (no)
• Russian: глянцевый (ru) (gljáncevyj), блестящий (ru) (blestjáščij)
• Spanish: brillante (es), lustroso (es), reluciente (es)
• Turkish: parlak (tr)

Noun

glossy (plural glossies)

1. (chiefly UK) a glossy magazine