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glossy adjective [ ˈɡlɒsi ]

• shiny and smooth.
• "thick, glossy, manageable hair"
Similar: shiny, shining, gleaming, lustrous, bright, brilliant, sparkling, shimmering, glistening, sleek, silky, silken, satiny, sheeny, smooth, glassy, polished, burnished, glazed, waxed, japanned, shellacked, lacquered, nitid, patinated,
Opposite: dull, lustreless, matt,
• superficially attractive, stylish, and suggesting wealth.
• "a glossy TV miniseries"
Similar: expensive, high-quality, well produced, stylish, fashionable, glamorous, sophisticated, attractive, artistic, upmarket, coffee-table, classy, ritzy, glitzy, arty,
Opposite: cheap, downmarket,

glossy noun

• a magazine printed on glossy paper, containing many colour photographs and typically devoted to fashion, beauty, celebrities, etc.
• "he's been touted in some upmarket glossies as the thinking woman's crumpet"


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