glossiness
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gloss·y
(glô′sē, glŏs′ē)adj. gloss·i·er, gloss·i·est
1. Having a smooth, shiny, lustrous surface: glossy satin.
2. Superficially and often speciously attractive; showy: glossy trendsetters.
n. pl. gloss·ies
1. A photographic print on smooth, shiny paper.
2. Chiefly British A popular magazine printed on smooth-coated stock.
gloss′i·ly adv.
gloss′i·ness n.
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Noun | 1. | glossiness - the property of being smooth and shiny smoothness - a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch; "admiring the slim smoothness of her thighs"; "some artists prefer the smoothness of a board" radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine, effulgence, radiance - the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light French polish - the glaze produced by repeated applications of French polish shellac glaze - a glossy finish on a fabric |
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Translations
لَمَعان، صَقْل
lesk
blankhed
gljái
parlaklık
glossiness
n → Glanz m
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gloss
(glos) noun brightness or shininess on the surface. Her hair has a lovely gloss; (also adjective) gloss paint.
verb to make a glossary. The student glossed the difficult terms in order to understand the article.
ˈglossary (-səri) – plural ˈglossaries – noun a list of words etc with their meanings. a glossary of technical terms; a Shakespeare glossary.
ˈglossy adjective smooth and shining. The dog has a glossy coat.
ˈglossiness noungloss over
to try to hide (a mistake etc). He glossed over the fact that he had forgotten the previous appointment by talking about his accident.
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