Glossiness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the property of being smooth and shiny

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈʌɾɚɹˌoʊttəni/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡlˈɒsɪnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡlˈɒsɪnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /ɡˈʌɾɚɹˌoʊttəni/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gloss burnish polish

Word Forms

polish	verb	make (a surface) shine
gloss	verb	give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing
glossy	adjective	(of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and glossy especially by pressing between rollers
burnish	verb	polish and make shiny

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Glanz

die Eigenschaft, glatt und glänzend zu sein

🇫🇷French

brillant

la propriété d'être lisse et brillant

🇪🇸Spanish

brillo

la propiedad de ser suave y brillante

🇮🇹Italian

lucentezza

la proprietà di essere liscio e lucente

🇳🇱Dutch

glans

de eigenschap om glad en glanzend te zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

brilho

a propriedade de ser liso e brilhante

🇷🇺Russian

глянцевитость

свойство быть гладким и блестящим

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चमक

चिकना और चमकदार होने का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

চকচকেতা

মসৃণ এবং চকচকে হওয়ার সম্পত্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

பளபளப்பு

மிருதுவாகவும் பளபளப்பாகவும் இருக்கும் பண்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

మెరుపు

మృదువైన మరియు మెరిసే లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

चकचकीतपणा

गुळगुळीत आणि चमकदार असण्याचा गुणधर्म

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચળકાટ

સરળ અને ચમકદાર હોવાની મિલકત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊಳಪು

ನಯವಾದ ಮತ್ತು ಹೊಳೆಯುವ ಆಸ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തിളക്കം

മിനുസമാർന്നതും തിളക്കമുള്ളതുമായ സ്വത്ത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਮਕ

ਨਿਰਵਿਘਨ ਅਤੇ ਚਮਕਦਾਰ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

چمک

ہموار اور چمکدار ہونے کی خاصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

光泽度

光滑有光泽的特性

🇯🇵Japanese

光沢感

滑らかで光沢のある性質

🇰🇷Korean

광택

매끄럽고 윤기가 나는 성질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

độ bóng

đặc tính mịn màng và sáng bóng

🇹🇭Thai

ความมันวาว

คุณสมบัติเรียบเนียนเป็นมันเงา

🇮🇩Indonesian

kilau

sifat halus dan berkilau

🇲🇾Malay

berkilat

sifat licin dan berkilat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لمعان

خاصية كونها ناعمة ولامعة

🇮🇷Persian

براق بودن

خاصیت صاف و براق بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

parlaklık

pürüzsüz ve parlak olma özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

ברק

התכונה להיות חלקה ומבריקה

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The primary meaning of 'glossiness' is 'the property of being smooth and shiny'.

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Using 'glossiness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'glossiness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'glossiness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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