GLOSSY Synonyms

• (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jew

• reflecting light

• having a shiny surface or coating

• reflecting light

• made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow

• resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness

• (used of eyes) lacking liveliness

• (of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it

• a flash of light (especially reflected light)

• an appearance of reflected light

• bright with a steady but subdued shining

• perfected or made shiny and smooth

• showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience

• (of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed

• (of lumber or stone) to trim and smooth

• radiating or as if radiating light

• a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back

• well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed

• designed or arranged to offer the least resistance to fluid flow

• having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk

• make slick or smooth

• having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities

• of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth

• (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected

• of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence

• the act of smoothing

• smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication

• smooth and unconstrained in movement

• lacking obstructions or difficulties

• (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

• make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing

• make (a surface) shine

• free from obstructions

• (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and shiny especially by pressing between rollers

• having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

• based on pretense; deceptively pleasing

• ostentatiously rich and superior in quality

• made from or covered with gold

• reflecting light

• like or relating to a prostitute

• tastelessly showy

• based on pretense; deceptively pleasing

• the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it

• marked by exceptional merit

• made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow

• reflecting light

• marked by ostentation but often tasteless

• displaying brilliance and virtuosity

• (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display

• superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense

• a slippery smoothness

• a magazine printed on good quality paper

• a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water

• a trowel used to make a surface slick

• made slick by e.g. ice or grease

• superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject

• having only superficial plausibility

• having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk

• marked by skill in deception

• make slick or smooth

• give a smooth and glossy appearance

• plausible but false

• based on pretense; deceptively pleasing

• a magazine printed on good quality paper