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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glossy — [dt. »glänzend«, »Hochglanz «], Kennzeichnung von Papier oder Folie von besonders hochwertiger Ausführung. Sie werden bei Tintenstrahldruckern verwendet, um Ausdrucke herzustellen, die beinahe Fotoqualität erreichen. Glossy Papier und… … Universal-Lexikon
glossy — [glôs′ē, gläs′ē] adj. glossier, glossiest [ GLOSS1 + Y3] 1. having a smooth, shiny appearance or finish 2. smooth and plausible; specious n. pl. glossies ☆ 1 … English World dictionary
glossy — 1550s, from GLOSS (Cf. gloss) (1) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Figurative use from 1690s. The noun sense of photograph with a glossy surface is from 1931 … Etymology dictionary
glossy — ► ADJECTIVE (glossier, glossiest) 1) shiny and smooth. 2) superficially attractive and stylish. ► NOUN (pl. glossies) informal ▪ a magazine printed on glossy paper with many colour photographs. DERIVATIVES … English terms dictionary
Glossy — Glossy, Karl, Kultur und Literarhistoriker, geb. 7. März 1848 in Wien, studierte Rechtswissenschaft und trat in den Konzeptsdienst des Wiener Magistrats ein, wurde später Kustos und 1889 Direktor der Stadtbibliothek und des Historischen Museums… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
glossy — *sleek, slick, velvety, silken, silky, satiny Analogous words: lustrous, *bright, brilliant, lucent, lambent … New Dictionary of Synonyms
glossy — [adj] shiny bright, brilliant, burnished, glassy, glazed, gleaming, glistening, lustrous, polished, reflecting, silken, silky, sleek, slick, smooth; concepts 606,617 Ant. drab, dull, mate, muted … New thesaurus
glossy — [[t]glɒ̱si, AM glɔ͟ːsi[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Glossy means smooth and shiny. ...glossy black hair... The leaves were dark and glossy. 2) ADJ GRADED You can describe something as glossy if you think that it has been designed to look attractive but has … English dictionary
glossy — I UK [ˈɡlɒsɪ] / US [ˈɡlɔsɪ] adjective Word forms glossy : adjective glossy comparative glossier superlative glossiest * 1) shiny in an attractive way glossy green leaves 2) attractive, exciting, and fashionable but with no real importance or… … English dictionary
