glossy

Examples

• All

• An older friend had given me a shoebox filled with glossy photos signed by the stars themselves.

  Academic text (2007)

• My hair was short, curled with a rolling iron, springy and glossy as a dog's fur.

  Fiction book (1991)

• It's supposed to make them look glossy.

  Gray's Anatomy (1996)

• It's a mask for super glossy expensive looking hair.

• Where are those glossy prints you promised me?

  Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

• It's got a really big, broad, glossy green leaf.

• It looks really really glossy and it feels nice.

• Then he uncurled the glossy magazine and showed me the pages.

  Academic text (2011)

• It is actually quite glossy and very flattering.

• It's no trouble finding the big, flat, glossy-wet rock that juts from the ledge.

  Fiction book (1991)

Synonyms

S

slick

vsglossy

56 3.9

Smooth and slippery in a way that makes walking dangerous

is shiny without implying slipperiness or very smooth texture

R

reflective

vsglossy

28 4.0

A surface that sends back light, sound, or heat

focuses on shine as appearance rather than the physical reflecting property

P

polished

vsglossy

26 2.1

A shiny, smooth surface after being rubbed or cleaned

describes shininess without implying it comes from a polishing process

L

lustrous

vsglossy

9 5.3

Shining with a soft, smooth glow like polished pearls

is more neutral, describing basic shininess rather than warm glow

G

glassy

vsglossy

9 3.9

A surface that is smooth and shiny like glass

is shiny but does not imply a glasslike look or transparency

S

satiny

vsglossy

3 4.1

Smooth and soft with a shiny surface like silk

is the plain shiny surface without the soft fabric quality

S

sheeny

vsglossy

1 6.7

Having a smooth, shiny surface that reflects light

is the general shiny surface without stressing brightness degree

S

shining

vsglossy

1 1.0

Bright and reflecting light because it is clean or polished

is the shiny surface regardless of cause like cleaning or polish

B

burnished

vsglossy

1 6.5

Has a smooth shiny surface after polishing

is shiny but does not require being produced by polishing action

G

glassine

vsglossy

1 8.5

Having a smooth, shiny, and slightly see-through surface like glass

is shiny yet usually opaque and not described as translucent

G

gleamy

vsglossy

4.2

A smooth shiny surface that reflects light

is the straightforward shiny surface without implying gentle glow

G

glistening

vsglossy

3.4

Shining with bright light, often because it is wet or smooth

is shiny without the sense of wetness or temporary sparkle

S

sleekit

vsglossy

• UK

9.9

Having a smooth, shiny surface like polished metal or well brushed fur

is the simple shiny surface without the groomed or neat hint

Antonyms

R

rough

164 1.0

Not smooth and often harsh in sound

D

dull

31 1.0

Not bright or shiny with weak colour

M

matte

2 3.5

Not shiny and showing little reflection

Compounds

G

glossy magazine

3 3.2

A thin printed book that has shiny pages and many photos

G

glossy snake

• US

9.7

A snake active at night that burrows in sandy soil and has shiny tan scales

G

glossy-coated

4.5

Having shiny, smooth fur or hair that looks healthy

G

glossy-furred

4.3

Having shiny, smooth fur that shines in the light

G

glossy-haired

4.6

Having smooth, shiny hair that reflects light

How Shiny

mirrorlike

4.5

lustrous

9 5.3

glossy

34 2.6

shiny

302 1.0

satin

3 2.7

matte

2 3.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology