GLOSSY (glossier, glossiest)
Dictionary entry overview: What does glossy mean?
• GLOSSY (noun)
The noun GLOSSY has 2 senses:
1. a magazine printed on good quality paper
2. a photograph that is printed on smooth shiny paper
Familiarity information: GLOSSY used as a noun is rare.
• GLOSSY (adjective)
The adjective GLOSSY has 3 senses:
1. having a smooth, gleaming surface
2. (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and glossy especially by pressing between rollers
3. reflecting light
Familiarity information: GLOSSY used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• GLOSSY (noun)
Meaning:
A magazine printed on good quality paper
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
glossy; slick magazine; slick
Hypernyms ("glossy" is a kind of...):
mag; magazine (a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it)
Meaning:
A photograph that is printed on smooth shiny paper
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("glossy" is a kind of...):
exposure; photo; photograph; pic (a picture of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material)
• GLOSSY (adjective)
Meaning:
Having a smooth, gleaming surface
Synonyms:
sleek; silky; silklike; silken; satiny; glossy; slick
Context examples:
glossy auburn hair / satiny gardenia petals / sleek black fur / silken eyelashes / silky skin / a silklike fabric / slick seals and otters
Similar:
smooth (having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities)
Meaning:
(of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and glossy especially by pressing between rollers
Synonyms:
calendered; glossy
Context examples:
calendered paper / a dress of glossy sateen
Similar:
glazed; shiny (having a shiny surface or coating)
Meaning:
Reflecting light
Synonyms:
shiny; sheeny; glistening; lustrous; glossy; shining
Context examples:
glistening bodies of swimmers / the horse's glossy coat / lustrous auburn hair / saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet / shining white enamel
Similar:
bright (emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts)
