glossy

glossy is a 6-letter English word with 7 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth surface; highly polished; lustrous; as, glossy silk; a glossy surface. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. superlative. Smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth surface; highly polished; lustrous; as, glossy silk; a glossy surface.
2. superlative. Smooth; specious; plausible; as, glossy deceit.
3. noun. a photograph that is printed on smooth shiny paper
4. noun. a magazine printed on good quality paper

   Synonyms: slick

5. adjective. superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense

   "a glossy TV series"

   Synonyms: showy

6. adjective. reflecting light

   "glistening bodies of swimmers"

   "the horse's glossy coat"

   Synonyms: glistening, lustrous, sheeny, shining, shiny

7. adjective. (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and glossy especially by pressing between rollers

   "calendered paper"

   "glossy paper"

   Synonyms: calendered

Synonyms

slick, showy, glistening, lustrous, sheeny, shining, shiny, calendered

Common word forms

glossier, glossies, glossily, glossiest

Words from these letters

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