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Dictionary: gloss·y   (glô'sē, glŏs'ē) pronunciation
adj., -i·er, -i·est.
  1. Having a smooth, shiny, lustrous surface: glossy satin. See synonyms at sleek.
  2. Superficially and often speciously attractive; showy: glossy trendsetters.
n., pl., -ies.
  1. A photographic print on smooth, shiny paper.
  2. Chiefly British. A popular magazine printed on smooth-coated stock.
glossily gloss'i·ly adv.
glossiness gloss'i·ness n.

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1. Sheet of very smooth or coated paper with a reflective finish that is used for photographs or proofs suitable for direct reproduction.

2. see reflection copy.

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Definition: shiny
Antonyms: drab, dull, mate, muted


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IN BRIEF: Surface brightness.

pronunciation The table was polished until it was clean and glossy.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - skinnende, blank
n. - kulørt ugeblad, billedside på glittet papir

Nederlands (Dutch)
glanzend, schoonschijnend, glanzende foto, (van tijdschrift) duur en glanzend

Français (French)
adj. - lisse, brillant, lustré, (fig) voyant, tapageur, tape-à-l'¯il
n. - journal/magazine sur papier glacé (npl)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - glänzend, Glanz-, glanzvoll
n. - auf Glanzpapier gedruckte Zeitschrift, Glanzabzug

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - στιλπνός, γυαλιστερός, αστραφτερός, επιφανειακά όμορφος
n. - περιοδικό πολυτελούς έκδοσης, γυαλιστερή φωτογραφία

Italiano (Italian)
lucente, lucido, rivista

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - lustroso, acetinado, plausível
n. - foto (f) impressa em papel liso e brilhante (Fot.)

Русский (Russian)
глянцевый, глянцевая фотография, дорогой иллюстрированный журнал

Español (Spanish)
adj. - lustroso, brillante, liso, satinado
n. - lustre, brillo, fotografía o revista en papel satinado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - glansig
n. - modejournal, blank kopia

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
平滑的, 有光泽的, 大光相纸照片, 有光泽的照片, 用有光纸印刷的杂志, 虚有其表的东西

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 平滑的, 有光澤的
n. - 大光相紙照片, 有光澤的照片, 用有光紙印刷的雜誌, 虛有其表的東西

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 번지르르한, 보기에 좋은
n. - 광택이 있는 종이를 쓴 값이 비싼 잡지

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - つやのある, 光沢のある, 体裁のよい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) لامع, ناعم (الاسم) شيء لامع وناعم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מבריק, חלק‬
n. - ‮כתב-עת המודפס על נייר משובח, צילום על נייר מבריק‬


 
 
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