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 (ołork)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 光澤, 光泽 (zh) (guāngzé)

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

• Japanese: 艶やか (あでやか, adeyaka, つややか, tsuyayaka)
• Latin: lucens m, f
• Maori: whakahinuhinu
• Norwegian: glanset
• Portuguese: lustroso (pt)
• Russian: глянцевый (ru) (gljáncevyj), блестящий (ru) (blestjáščij)
• Spanish: brillante (es), lustroso, reluciente
• Swedish: glansig, glänsande (sv), blank (sv), blankpolerad
• Turkish: parlak (tr)

Noun

glossy (plural glossies)

1. (chiefly UK, informal) a glossy magazine

   The supermarket glossies are full of celebrity gossip and fad diets.