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   Gloss·y

   /ˈɡlôsē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. shiny and smooth: "thick, glossy, manageable hair" Similar shinyshininggleaminglustrousbrightbrilliantsparklingshimmeringglisteningsleeksilkysilkensatinysheenysmoothglassypolishedburnishedglazedwaxedjapannedshellackedlacqueredrare:nitidpatinatedOpposite dulllusterlessmatt
   • ▪ (of a magazine or photograph) printed on high-quality smooth shiny paper: "a 16-page glossy brochure"
   • 2. superficially attractive and stylish, and suggesting wealth or expense: "glossy TV miniseries and soaps" Similar expensivehigh-qualitywell producedstylishfashionableglamoroussophisticatedattractiveartisticupmarketcoffee-tableinformal:classyritzyglitzyartyOpposite cheapdownmarket

   noun

   • 1. a magazine printed on glossy paper, containing many color photographs and typically devoted to fashion, beauty, celebrities, etc.: informal "I cared much too much about getting my picture in the glossies"
   • ▪ a photograph printed on glossy paper. informal

   Derivatives

   • 1. glossily adverb
   • 2. glossiness noun

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