'Glossy' definitions:
Definition of 'glossy'
(from WordNet)
adjective
(of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and glossy especially by pressing between rollers; "calendered paper"; "glossy paper" [syn: glossy, calendered]
adjective
Reflecting light; "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" [syn: glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining]
adjective
Superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense; "a glossy TV series" [syn: glossy, showy]
noun
A magazine printed on good quality paper [syn: slick, slick magazine, glossy]
noun
A photograph that is printed on smooth shiny paper
Definition of 'Glossy'
From: GCIDE
- 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 Webster]
- 2. Smooth; specious; plausible; as, glossy deceit. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'glossy'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- artificial,
- blowup,
- blueprint,
- bogus,
- buffed,
- burnished,
- contact printing,
- contrived,
- counterfeit,
- cyanotype,
- enlargement,
- false,
- feigned,
- finished,
- fraudulent,
- furbished,
- glace,
- glassy,
- glazed,
- gleaming,
- glistening,
- hologram,
- imitation,
- insincere,
- lacquered,
- lantern slide,
- lustrous,
- matte,
- meretricious,
- microcopy,
- microprint,
- photocopy,
- photogravure,
- Photostat,
- photostatic copy,
- polished,
- positive,
- pretended,
- print,
- projection printing,
- pseudo,
- put-on,
- rubbed,
- satiny,
- semi-matte,
- sheeny,
- shellacked,
- shined,
- shining,
- shiny,
- silken,
- silky,
- simulated,
- sleek,
- slick,
- slide,
- smarmy,
- smooth,
- specious,
- transparency,
- unreal,
- varnished,
- velvety,
- waxed,
- Xerox,
- Xerox copy