"glossy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡlɒsi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɡlɔsi/ [General-American], /ˈɡlɑsi/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-glossy.ogg Forms: glossier [comparative], glossiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒsi, -ɔːsi Etymology: From gloss + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|gloss|y}} gloss + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} glossy (comparative glossier, superlative glossiest)
  1. Having a smooth, silk-like, reflective (shiny) surface. Synonyms: glacé, glassy, glossy, lacquerlike, satiny, sheeny, sleek, slickered, vitreous Hypernyms: smooth, shiny Hyponyms: burnished, polished, varnished Derived forms: glossy antshrike, glossy ibis, glossy magazine, glossy paper, glossy hawthorn Translations (having a reflective surface): ողորկ (oġork) (Armenian), ялтыр (yaltır) (Bashkir), лъскав (lǎskav) (Bulgarian), полиран (poliran) (Bulgarian), llustrós (Catalan), brillant (Catalan), lluent (Catalan), sinawon (Cebuano), 光澤 (Chinese Mandarin), 光泽 (guāngzé) (Chinese Mandarin), lesklý [masculine] (Czech), glanzend (Dutch), kiiltävä (Finnish), kiilto- (Finnish), luisant (French), brillant (French), lustroso (Galician), glänzend (German), lonrach (Irish), lucido (Italian), patinato [masculine] (Italian), luccicante [masculine] (Italian), 艶やか (alt: あでやか, adeyaka, つややか, tsuyayaka) (Japanese), រលើប (rɔɔrɔləəp) (Khmer), lucens [feminine, masculine] (Latin), whakahinuhinu (Maori), glanset (Norwegian), lśniący [masculine] (Polish), błyszczący [masculine] (Polish), lustroso (Portuguese), гля́нцевый (gljáncevyj) (Russian), блестя́щий (blestjáščij) (Russian), gleansach (Scottish Gaelic), brillante (Spanish), lustroso (Spanish), reluciente (Spanish), glansig (Swedish), glänsande (Swedish), blank (Swedish), blankpolerad (Swedish), มัน (man) (Thai), เงา (ngao) (Thai), parlak (Turkish), гля́нцевий (hljáncevyj) (Ukrainian), гля́нсовий (hljánsovyj) (Ukrainian), глянсо́ваний (hljansóvanyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-glossy-en-adj-wUFb4x5D Categories (other): Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 43 39 5 13

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡlɒsi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɡlɔsi/ [General-American], /ˈɡlɑsi/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-glossy.ogg Forms: glossies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒsi, -ɔːsi Etymology: From gloss + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|gloss|y}} gloss + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} glossy (plural glossies)
  1. (chiefly British, informal) A glossy magazine. Tags: British, informal
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  2. (informal) A glossy photograph. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-glossy-en-noun-~sdM2~bI
  3. (film, informal) A film depicting people with glamorous lifestyles. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Film
    Sense id: en-glossy-en-noun-4LLRrh~0 Categories (other): Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 43 39 5 13 Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

Inflected forms

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      "word": "flat"
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    {
      "word": "matte"
    },
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          "word": "glossy antshrike"
        },
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          "sense": "having a reflective surface",
          "word": "ողորկ"
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          "sense": "having a reflective surface",
          "word": "ялтыр"
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          "sense": "having a reflective surface",
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          "sense": "having a reflective surface",
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          "code": "ca",
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          "sense": "having a reflective surface",
          "word": "llustrós"
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          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "having a reflective surface",
          "word": "brillant"
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "having a reflective surface",
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          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "having a reflective surface",
          "word": "sinawon"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "having a reflective surface",
          "word": "光澤"
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          "roman": "guāngzé",
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          "sense": "having a reflective surface",
          "word": "glanzend"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "having a reflective surface",
          "word": "kiiltävä"
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          "sense": "having a reflective surface",
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          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "having a reflective surface",
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          "sense": "having a reflective surface",
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          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "having a reflective surface",
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          "sense": "having a reflective surface",
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          "sense": "having a reflective surface",
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          "sense": "having a reflective surface",
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          "sense": "having a reflective surface",
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          "sense": "having a reflective surface",
          "word": "រលើប"
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          "sense": "having a reflective surface",
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          "sense": "having a reflective surface",
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          "sense": "having a reflective surface",
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          "sense": "having a reflective surface",
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          "sense": "having a reflective surface",
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          "sense": "having a reflective surface",
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          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "having a reflective surface",
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          "roman": "ngao",
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          "ref": "1959, Film Review, page 102:",
          "text": "Anna Magnani has been making Hollywood glossies recently, so it was good to see her back again in a native Italian production, The Last Temptation, in which with great artistry and all her usual power she played a Nun who finds a woman's and even a mother's heart beating strongly beneath her 'sister's' habit.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1973, Films and Filming, volume 20, page 10:",
          "text": "[…] the first home-made guide to TV films by which is meant old films shown on the box, not those new Hollywood glossies made specially for it (though a guide there too would soon be welcome).",
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        }
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        ],
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          "lifestyle"
        ]
      ],
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        "(film, informal) A film depicting people with glamorous lifestyles."
      ],
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        "informal"
      ],
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        "broadcasting",
        "film",
        "media",
        "television"
      ]
    }
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
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        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "cot-caught-merger"
      ]
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    },
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  ],
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}

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