Glossy - English meaning

adjective

Having or revealing natural creative skill.

Usage examples:

My lack of artistic ability

adjective

An artistic person has skill or ability in painting, dancing, singing, etc.

Usage examples:

It was her most artistically impressive performance to date.

adjective

Relating to art

Usage examples:

The artistic director of the theatre, artistic endeavours, a work of artistic merit

adjective

Making a strong, affected, or pretentious display of being artistic or interested in the arts.

Usage examples:

Television people and arty types

adjective

Being or wishing to seem very interested in everything connected with art and artists

Usage examples:

She hangs out with a lot of arty types.

adjective

Pleasing or appealing to the senses.

Usage examples:

An attractive village

adjective

Causing interest or pleasure

Usage examples:

They made me a very attractive job offer., they are an attractive family., one of the less attracti…

adjective

Very pleasing in appearance or sound

Usage examples:

A very attractive young woman, i find him very attractive (= he attracts me sexually)., attractive …

adjective

Giving out or reflecting much light; shining.

Usage examples:

The sun was dazzlingly bright

adverb

Brightly.

Usage examples:

A full moon shining bright

noun

Bold and vivid colours.

Usage examples:

A choice of colours from pastels through to brights

adjective

(of light or colour) very bright.

Usage examples:

Brilliant sunshine illuminated the scene

noun

A diamond of brilliant cut.

Usage examples:

An elegant necklace with four rows of brilliants

adjective

Extremely intelligent or highly skilled

Usage examples:

A brilliant plan, armstrong was one of the most brilliant musicians in jazz., the sky was a brillia…

adjective

(especially of metal) polished by rubbing.

Usage examples:

Highly burnished armour

verb

Polish (something, especially metal) by rubbing.

Usage examples:

To burnish copper, i would probably use a drill with a pad attached to the end

adjective

Smooth and shiny, usually because of being polished (= rubbed)

Usage examples:

The case is burnished aluminium., burnished mahogany doors, their children have burnished olive ski…

adjective

Stylish and sophisticated.

Usage examples:

The hotel is classy but relaxed

adjective

Stylish or fashionable

Usage examples:

That's one classy vehicle you've got there.

noun

A low table usually placed in front of a sofa (= long, soft seat) on which to set drinks, magazines, and other small objects

adjective

Costing a lot of money.

Usage examples:

Keeping a horse is expensive

adjective

Costing a lot of money

Usage examples:

Rolls royces are very expensive., be expensive to big houses are expensive to maintain., expensive …

adjective

Characteristic of, influenced by, or representing a current popular style.

Usage examples:

Fashionable clothes

adjective

Wearing clothes, doing things, and going to places that are considered stylish or acceptable

Usage examples:

They are a fashionable couple., fashionable restaurants/clothing, fashionably dressed women, we wer…

adjective

Popular at a particular time or among a particular group of people

Usage examples:

It's no longer fashionable to boast about how big your bonus is., they bought a house in a fashiona…

adjective

Having glamour.

Usage examples:

One of the world's most glamorous women

adjective

Exciting and attractive

Usage examples:

Glamorous fashion models, a glamorous job

adjective

Attractive in an exciting and special way

Usage examples:

A glamorous woman/outfit, a glamorous job, she was looking very glamorous.

adjective

Of or resembling glass.

Usage examples:

Glassy skyscrapers

noun

A glass marble.

Usage examples:

Years ago, kids used the alleys to play ‘glassies.’

adjective

Smooth and shiny like glass

Usage examples:

The glassy surface of the water, when he arrived at the hospital, his eyes were glassy and he didn’…

adjective

(of a window or door frame or similar structure) fitted with panes of glass.

Usage examples:

Bookcases with glazed doors

verb

Fit panes of glass into (a window or door frame or similar structure).

Usage examples:

Windows can be glazed using laminated glass

adjective

Made of or containing glass

Usage examples:

All the rooms have glazed doors., use the glazed cupboards to display attractive china., a glazed e…

adjective

(of a smooth surface) reflecting light, typically because very clean or polished.

Usage examples:

Gleaming black limousines

verb

Shine brightly, especially with reflected light.

Usage examples:

Light gleamed on the china cats

adjective

Bright and shiny from being cleaned

Usage examples:

A gleaming kitchen, gleaming windows

adjective

Shining with a sparkling light.

Usage examples:

The glistening golden dome

verb

(of something wet or greasy) shine with a sparkling light.

Usage examples:

His cheeks glistened with tears

verb

Present participle of glisten

Usage examples:

The grass glistened in the early-morning dew., his eyes glistened with tears.

adjective

Attractive in a showy and often superficial way.

Usage examples:

Glitzy hotel restaurants

adjective

Having a fashionable appearance intended to attract attention

Usage examples:

He celebrated his birthday at a glitzy party in beverly hills.

adjective

High-quality products or services are very good, well-made, etc.

Usage examples:

Consumers are trading up from stores' own brands to high-quality garments.

adjective

Covered with a hard black varnish.

Usage examples:

A japanned tin tray

verb

Cover (something) with a hard black varnish.

Usage examples:

The pillars are to be japanned

verb

Coat with lacquer.

Usage examples:

The object was lacquered to protect the finish

adjective

Coated with lacquer.

Usage examples:

White lacquered wood cabinets

adjective

(of hair) sprayed with hairspray.

Usage examples:

A stocky man with a lacquered helmet of black hair

adjective

Having lustre; shining.

Usage examples:

Large, lustrous eyes

adjective

Very shiny

Usage examples:

Long, lustrous hair

adjective

Shiny as a result of being rubbed.

Usage examples:

A polished mahogany table

verb

Make the surface of (something) smooth and shiny by rubbing it.

Usage examples:

Behind the bar the steward polished glasses busily

adjective

Someone who is polished is polite, graceful, and stylish

Usage examples:

He’s suave, polished, and charming., a polished performance

adjective

Expensively stylish.

Usage examples:

The ritzy plaza hotel

adjective

Expensive and showy

Usage examples:

They had a ritzy wedding.

adjective

Having a smooth, glossy surface or finish like that of satin.

Usage examples:

The walls glow with a satiny sheen

adjective

Smooth and soft

adjective

Having a sheen; lustrous or shining.

Usage examples:

A woman with sheeny hair

noun

A jewish person.

adjective

Varnished with shellac.

Usage examples:

The tables are topped in dark shellacked wood

verb

Varnish (something) with shellac.

Usage examples:

He shellacked the box, paying special attention to the top and sides

adjective

Shining with a soft, slightly wavering light.

Usage examples:

The shimmering waters of lake como

verb

Shine with a soft, slightly wavering light.

Usage examples:

The sea shimmered in the sunlight

adjective

Reflecting a gentle light that seems to move slightly

Usage examples:

We drove across the desert, through the shimmering heat haze., a shimmering new production of "a mi…

adjective

Giving out or reflecting bright light.

Usage examples:

A shining expanse of water

verb

(of the sun or another source of light) give out a bright light.

Usage examples:

The sun shone through the window

adjective

Sending out or reflecting light

Usage examples:

A shining silver cup, people described seeing a bright, shining light., she looked at him with shin…

adjective

(of a smooth surface) reflecting light, typically because very clean or polished.

Usage examples:

Shiny hair

adjective

Bright because it reflects light

Usage examples:

Who owns the shiny new car?, slang chloë's new job is really shiny (= interesting and attractive).

adjective

Made of silk.

Usage examples:

A silken ribbon

adjective

Soft, smooth, and shiny like silk

Usage examples:

The princess in the fairy tale had long silken hair., the actor delivered his speech in a silken vo…

adjective

Of or resembling silk, especially in being soft, fine, and lustrous.

Usage examples:

The fur felt silky and soft

adjective

Made of silk, or soft and smooth like silk

Usage examples:

A silky nightgown, silky fabrics

adjective

(of hair, fur, or skin) smooth and glossy.

Usage examples:

He was tall, with sleek, dark hair

verb

Make (hair) smooth and glossy.

Usage examples:

Her black hair was sleeked down

adjective

Having an even and regular surface; free from perceptible projections, lumps, or indentations.

Usage examples:

Smooth flat rocks

verb

Give (something) a flat, regular surface or appearance.

Usage examples:

She smoothed out the newspaper

adverb

In a way that is without difficulties.

Usage examples:

The course of true love never did run smooth

adjective

Having, revealing, or involving a great deal of worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture.

Usage examples:

A chic, sophisticated woman

verb

Make (someone or something) more sophisticated.

Usage examples:

Readers who have been sophisticated by modern literary practice

adjective

Having an understanding of the world and its ways, so that you are not easily fooled, and having an understanding of people and ideas without making them seem simple

Usage examples:

Sophisticated readers understood the book’s hidden meaning., sophisticated computer systems

adjective

Shining brightly with flashes of light.

Usage examples:

Her sparkling blue eyes

verb

Shine brightly with flashes of light.

Usage examples:

Her earrings sparkled as she turned her head

adjective

Energetic and interesting

Usage examples:

His writing is known for its sparkling dialogue., the whole house was sparkling clean., sparkling w…

adjective

Fashionably elegant and sophisticated.

Usage examples:

You don't have to be a designer to create a stylish look in your own small room

adjective

Having a special quality that makes a person or thing seem different and attractive

Usage examples:

Stylish people, stylish clothing

adjective

Used to describe products and services that are of a high quality compared to others

Usage examples:

The prices of upmarket tour operators are often discounted at the last minute., he had a plan to tu…

verb

Cover or treat (something) with wax or a similar substance, typically to polish or protect it.

Usage examples:

I washed and waxed the floor

verb

(of the moon between new and full) have a progressively larger part of its visible surface illuminated, increasing its apparent size.

Usage examples:

The moon waxed full, looming huge upon the speckled expanse.

noun

A sticky yellowish mouldable substance secreted by honeybees as the material of a honeycomb; beeswax.

Usage examples:

In the case of the honeycombs, the worker bees secrete small flakes of wax and probably surround th…