glossy

glossy
gloss|y1 [ˈglɔsi US ˈglo:si, ˈgla:si] adj
1.) shiny and smooth
▪ her glossy black hair
▪ the glossy surface of the leaves
2.) glossy magazine/brochure etc
a magazine etc that is printed on good quality shiny paper, usually with lots of colour pictures
3.) something that is glossy has an attractive appearance on the surface that may hide something less pleasant
▪ a glossy election campaign
>glossiness n [U]
glossy 2
glossy2 plural glossies
n [C usually plural]
1.) BrE also glossy magazine
a magazine that is printed on good quality shiny paper, usually with lots of colour pictures
2.) a photograph printed on shiny paper

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  • Glossy — (von englisch „glänzend“) steht in der technischen Fachsprache unter anderem für Bildträger (bspw. Monitore oder Fotopapier) mit glänzender Oberfläche. Den Namen Glossy trugen: Karl Glossy (1848–1937), österreichischer Literaturhistoriker und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Glossy — Gloss y (gl[o^]s [y^]), a. [Compar. {Glossier} (gl[o^]s [i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Glossiest}.] [See {Gloss} luster.] 1. Smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth surface; highly polished; lustrous; as, glossy silk; a glossy surface. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • glossy —   [dt. »glänzend«, »Hochglanz «], Kennzeichnung von Papier oder Folie von besonders hochwertiger Ausführung. Sie werden bei Tintenstrahldruckern verwendet, um Ausdrucke herzustellen, die beinahe Fotoqualität erreichen. Glossy Papier und… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • glossy — [glôs′ē, gläs′ē] adj. glossier, glossiest [ GLOSS1 + Y3] 1. having a smooth, shiny appearance or finish 2. smooth and plausible; specious n. pl. glossies ☆ 1 …   English World dictionary

  • glossy — 1550s, from GLOSS (Cf. gloss) (1) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Figurative use from 1690s. The noun sense of photograph with a glossy surface is from 1931 …   Etymology dictionary

  • glossy — ► ADJECTIVE (glossier, glossiest) 1) shiny and smooth. 2) superficially attractive and stylish. ► NOUN (pl. glossies) informal ▪ a magazine printed on glossy paper with many colour photographs. DERIVATIVES …   English terms dictionary

  • Glossy — Glossy, Karl, Kultur und Literarhistoriker, geb. 7. März 1848 in Wien, studierte Rechtswissenschaft und trat in den Konzeptsdienst des Wiener Magistrats ein, wurde später Kustos und 1889 Direktor der Stadtbibliothek und des Historischen Museums… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • glossy — *sleek, slick, velvety, silken, silky, satiny Analogous words: lustrous, *bright, brilliant, lucent, lambent …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • glossy — [adj] shiny bright, brilliant, burnished, glassy, glazed, gleaming, glistening, lustrous, polished, reflecting, silken, silky, sleek, slick, smooth; concepts 606,617 Ant. drab, dull, mate, muted …   New thesaurus

  • glossy — [[t]glɒ̱si, AM glɔ͟ːsi[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Glossy means smooth and shiny. ...glossy black hair... The leaves were dark and glossy. 2) ADJ GRADED You can describe something as glossy if you think that it has been designed to look attractive but has …   English dictionary

  • glossy — I UK [ˈɡlɒsɪ] / US [ˈɡlɔsɪ] adjective Word forms glossy : adjective glossy comparative glossier superlative glossiest * 1) shiny in an attractive way glossy green leaves 2) attractive, exciting, and fashionable but with no real importance or… …   English dictionary

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