| ADJECTIVE | all | glossy, gilded, meretricious, specious | based on pretense |
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| all | glossy, calendered | (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and glossy especially by pressing between rollers | |
| all | glossy, glistening, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining | reflecting light | |
| all | glossy, showy | superficially attractive and stylish | |
| NOUN | communication | glossy, slick, slick magazine | a magazine printed on good quality paper |
| artifact | glossy | a photograph that is printed on smooth shiny paper |
| Sounds | glao'siy | |
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| Rhymes | absorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy... | |
| Meaning | Based on pretense; deceptively pleasing. | |
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| Synonyms | gilded, meretricious, specious | |
| Broader | insincere | lacking sincerity |
| Spanish | engañoso, especioso, espurio | |
| Meaning | (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and glossy especially by pressing between rollers. | |
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| Example | "glossy paper" | |
| Synonym | calendered | |
| Broader | glazed, shiny | Having a shiny surface or coating / coating |
| Spanish | satinado | |
| Nouns | glossiness | the property of being smooth and shiny |
| Adverbs | glossily | in a glossy manner |
| Meaning | Reflecting light. | |
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| Example | "the horse's glossy coat" | |
| Synonyms | glistening, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining | |
| Broader | bright | emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts |
| Spanish | brillante, lustroso, refulgente, reluciente | |
| Catalan | brillant, lluent | |
| Nouns | glossiness | the property of being smooth and shiny |
| Meaning | superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense. | |
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| Example | "a glossy TV series" | |
| Synonym | showy | |
| Broader | attractive | pleasing to the eye / eye or mind especially through beauty or charm |
| Meaning | A magazine printed on good quality paper. | |
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| Synonyms | slick, slick magazine | |
| Broader | magazine, mag | A periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it |
| Meaning | A photograph that is printed on smooth shiny paper. | |
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| Broader | photograph, photo, exposure, picture, pic | A representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide |
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