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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a magazine printed on good quality paper;
[syn: slick, slick magazine, glossy]

2. a photograph that is printed on smooth shiny paper;


ADJECTIVE (3)

1. (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and glossy especially by pressing between rollers;
- Example: "calendered paper"
- Example: "glossy paper"
[syn: glossy, calendered]

2. reflecting light;
- Example: "glistening bodies of swimmers"
- Example: "the horse's glossy coat"
- Example: "lustrous auburn hair"
- Example: "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"
- Example: "shining white enamel"
[syn: glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining]

3. superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense;
- Example: "a glossy TV series"
[syn: glossy, showy]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Glossy \Gloss"y\ (gl[o^]s"[y^]), a. [Compar. Glossier
   (gl[o^]s"[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Glossiest.] [See Gloss
   luster.]
   1. Smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth
      surface; highly polished; lustrous; as, glossy silk; a
      glossy surface.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Smooth; specious; plausible; as, glossy deceit.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

glossy
    adj 1: (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made
           smooth and glossy especially by pressing between rollers;
           "calendered paper"; "glossy paper" [syn: glossy,
           calendered]
    2: reflecting light; "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the
       horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the moon
       like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"; "shining
       white enamel" [syn: glistening, glossy, lustrous,
       sheeny, shiny, shining]
    3: superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or
       expense; "a glossy TV series" [syn: glossy, showy]
    n 1: a magazine printed on good quality paper [syn: slick,
         slick magazine, glossy]
    2: a photograph that is printed on smooth shiny paper