Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being glossy; the luster or brightness of a smooth surface.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The condition or quality of being glossy; the luster or brightness of a smooth surface.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The state of being
glossy .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the property of being smooth and shiny
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Examples
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This understated glossiness is eerie and makes Osment’s skin look, well, plastic and artificial.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2001
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The show, she said, had a certain "glossiness" to it.
Greeley Tribune - Top Stories Staff reports 2010
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The 'tells' I generally see to distinguish self-published from professional books aren't the glossiness of the cover stock.
Matte vs Gloss Lou Anders 2009
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I think the real problem here would be more with bad looking covers, not the quality of the paper or the glossiness.
Matte vs Gloss Lou Anders 2009
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The 'tells' I generally see to distinguish self-published from professional books aren't the glossiness of the cover stock.
Archive 2009-12-01 Lou Anders 2009
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The "tells" I generally see to distinguish self-published from professional books aren't the glossiness of the cover stock.
msagara: An open letter to Trade Publishers msagara 2009
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It is all glossiness and fragile first impressions – not that they always get those right.
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The tale of a ne'er-do-well and a love squandered, it has none of the bruised glossiness of Redding's version; Bell's voice owning none of Otis's burring depth.
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The dish, she adds, should also boast a "wonderful deep-red glossiness because the chilies have thoroughly colored the oil."
Chengdu's Bold and Tingling Tofu Robyn Eckhardt 2010
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The dish, she adds, should also boast a "wonderful deep-red glossiness because the chilies have thoroughly colored the oil."
Chengdu's Bold and Tingling Tofu Robyn Eckhardt 2010
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