glossy

English

Etymology

gloss +‎ -y

Pronunciation

Audio (US) (file)

Rhymes: -ɒsi

Adjective

glossy (comparative glossier, superlative glossiest)

Having a smooth, silklike, reflective surface.

Antonyms

matte

Translations

having a reflective surface

Armenian: ողորկ (hy) (ołork)
Bashkir: ялтыр (yaltïr)
Bulgarian: лъскав (bg) (lǎskav), полиран (bg) (poliran)
Cebuano: sinawon
Chinese:
Mandarin: 光澤 (zh), 光泽 (zh) (guāngzé)
Czech: lesklý (cs) m
Dutch: glanzend (nl)
Finnish: kiiltävä (fi), kiilto-
French: luisant (fr), brillant (fr)
German: glänzend (de)

Italian: lucido (it), patinato (it) m, luccicante (it) m
Japanese: 艶やか (あでやか, adeyaka, つややか, tsuyayaka)
Latin: lucens (la) m, f
Maori: whakahinuhinu
Norwegian: glanset
Portuguese: lustroso (pt)
Russian: гля́нцевый (ru) (gljáncevyj), блестя́щий (ru) (blestjáščij)
Spanish: brillante (es), lustroso, reluciente
Swedish: glansig (sv), glänsande (sv), blank (sv), blankpolerad
Turkish: parlak (tr)

Noun

glossy (plural glossies)

(chiefly Britain, informal) a glossy magazine
The supermarket glossies are full of celebrity gossip and fad diets.

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