English dictionary
glossy
adjectivePronunciation
ˈɡlɒsi
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense
adjective
- reflecting light
adjective
- (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and shiny especially by pressing between rollers
adjective
- based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
noun
- a photograph that is printed on smooth shiny paper
noun
- a magazine printed on good quality paper
Example sentences
a glossy TV series
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
calendered paper
glossy paper
the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility
meretricious praise
a meretricious argument