glossy

/ɡlˈɔsi/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
   “the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility”
2. (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and shiny especially by pressing between rollers
   “calendered paper”
3. reflecting light
   “glistening bodies of swimmers”
4. superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense
   “a glossy TV series”

noun

1. a magazine printed on good quality paper
2. a photograph that is printed on smooth shiny paper

Synonyms for glossy

• gilded
• meretricious
• specious
• insincere
• calendered
• glazed
• glistening
• lustrous
• sheeny
• shiny
• shining
• bright
• showy
• attractive
• slick
• slick magazine

Words that rhyme with glossy

• mossy
• saucy
• bossy
• bossie
• dawsey
• delacy
• fauci
• fausey
• flossie
• rossi
• rossie