a photograph that is printed on smooth shiny paper
adjective
(of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and glossy especially by pressing between rollers
“calendered paper”
adjective
reflecting light
“glistening bodies of swimmers”
adjective
superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense
“a glossy TV series”
Word Forms
glossiness
noun
the property of being smooth and shiny
lustre
noun
the visual property of something that shines with reflected light
sheen
noun
the visual property of something that shines with reflected light
shininess
noun
the visual property of something that shines with reflected light
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
glänzend
Eine Zeitschrift, die auf hochwertigem Papier gedruckt ist
🇫🇷French
brillant
un magazine imprimé sur du papier de bonne qualité
🇪🇸Spanish
lustroso
una revista impresa en papel de buena calidad
🇮🇹Italian
lucido
una rivista stampata su carta di buona qualità
🇳🇱Dutch
glanzend
een tijdschrift gedrukt op papier van goede kwaliteit
🇵🇹Portuguese
lustroso
uma revista impressa em papel de boa qualidade
🇷🇺Russian
глянцевый
журнал, напечатанный на качественной бумаге
India
🇮🇳Hindi
चमकदार
अच्छी गुणवत्ता वाले कागज पर छपी पत्रिका
🇧🇩Bengali
চকচকে
ভালো মানের কাগজে ছাপা একটি ম্যাগাজিন
🇮🇳Tamil
பளபளப்பான
நல்ல தரமான காகிதத்தில் அச்சிடப்பட்ட பத்திரிகை
🇮🇳Telugu
నిగనిగలాడే
మంచి నాణ్యత కాగితంపై ముద్రించిన పత్రిక
🇮🇳Marathi
चकचकीत
चांगल्या प्रतीच्या कागदावर छापलेले मासिक
🇮🇳Gujarati
ચળકતા
સારી ગુણવત્તાવાળા કાગળ પર છપાયેલ મેગેઝિન
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹೊಳಪು
ಉತ್ತಮ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟದ ಕಾಗದದ ಮೇಲೆ ಮುದ್ರಿಸಲಾದ ಪತ್ರಿಕೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
തിളങ്ങുന്ന
നല്ല നിലവാരമുള്ള പേപ്പറിൽ അച്ചടിച്ച ഒരു മാസിക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਗਲੋਸੀ
ਚੰਗੀ ਕੁਆਲਿਟੀ ਦੇ ਕਾਗਜ਼ 'ਤੇ ਛਪੀ ਇੱਕ ਮੈਗਜ਼ੀਨ
🇵🇰Urdu
چمکدار
اچھے معیار کے کاغذ پر چھپا ہوا رسالہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
光滑
用优质纸张印刷的杂志
🇯🇵Japanese
光沢のある
良質の紙に印刷された雑誌
🇰🇷Korean
광택있는
좋은 품질의 종이에 인쇄된 잡지
🇻🇳Vietnamese
bóng loáng
một tạp chí được in trên giấy chất lượng tốt
🇹🇭Thai
มันเงา
นิตยสารที่พิมพ์ด้วยกระดาษคุณภาพดี
🇮🇩Indonesian
mengkilap
majalah yang dicetak di atas kertas berkualitas baik
🇵🇭Filipino
makintab
isang magazine na nakalimbag sa magandang kalidad na papel
🇲🇾Malay
berkilat
majalah yang dicetak di atas kertas yang berkualiti
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
لامع
مجلة مطبوعة على ورق عالي الجودة
🇮🇷Persian
براق
مجله ای که روی کاغذ باکیفیت چاپ می شود
🇹🇷Turkish
parlak
kaliteli kağıda basılmış bir dergi
🇮🇱Hebrew
מַברִיק
מגזין מודפס על נייר באיכות טובה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'glossy'?
The primary meaning of 'glossy' is 'a magazine printed on good quality paper'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'glossy' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'glossy' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'glossy' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'glossy' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'glossy' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'glossy' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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