glossiness


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gloss·y

(glô′sē, glŏs′ē)
adj. gloss·i·er, gloss·i·est
1. Having a smooth, shiny, lustrous surface: glossy satin.
2. Superficially and often speciously attractive; showy: glossy trendsetters.
n. pl. gloss·ies
1. A photographic print on smooth, shiny paper.
2. Chiefly British A popular magazine printed on smooth-coated stock.

gloss′i·ly adv.
gloss′i·ness n.
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Noun 1. [画像:glossiness - the property of being smooth and shiny]glossiness - the property of being smooth and shiny
smoothness - a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch; "admiring the slim smoothness of her thighs"; "some artists prefer the smoothness of a board"
radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine, effulgence, radiance - the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
French polish - the glaze produced by repeated applications of French polish shellac
glaze - a glossy finish on a fabric
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Translations
لَمَعان، صَقْل
lesk
blankhed
gljái
parlaklık

glossiness

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gloss

(glos) noun
brightness or shininess on the surface. Her hair has a lovely gloss; (also adjective) gloss paint. glans, skyn بَريق، لَمَعان блясък brilho lesk; lesklý der Glanz glans; skin; emaljelak γυαλάδα lustre, brillo läige براقی؛ تلا لو kiilto brillant ברק चमक sjaj (felületi) fény permukaan yang mengkilat gljái lucentezza; brillante つや 광택 blizgesys, žvilgesys (auduma u.tml.) spīdums; spīdošs kilat glans, glans- glans, ferniss połysk ځلا، رڼا، برېښنا، ظاهرى ښكلا brilho strălucire; strălu­citor блеск lesk; lesklý (ki ima) bleščeč videz sjaj glans ความแววาว parlaklık 光澤 блиск چمک láng bóng 光泽
verb
to make a glossary. The student glossed the difficult terms in order to understand the article. aantekeninge maak by يُرَتِّب الكَلِمات في مَسْرَد тълкувам montar um glossário glosovat, opatřit poznámkami, dělat si slovníček ein Glossar erstellen skrive gloser op; skrive ord op ερμηνεύω, καταρτίζω γλωσσάριο glosar, comentar sõnastikku koostama فهرست وار نوشتن selittää לַעֲקוֹף, לְהַחֲלִיק बाहरी चमक देना dodati bilješke magyaráz(ó jegyzetekkel ellát) membuat kamus kecil glossare 注釈をつける 광을 내다 sudaryti žodynėlį izveidot glosāriju mencari makna kanttekeningen maken bij lage glossar robić notatki, zaopatrywać w przypisy لمن ليك составлять глоссарий glosovať, robiť si slovníček narediti glosarij rastumačiti glossera, skriva ordförklaringar อธิบายความหมายของศัพท์ kelime listesi çıkarmak 注釋,注解(詞彙) складати глосарій متن کی تشریح chú thích 做词汇汇编,注释
ˈglossary (-səri) plural ˈglossaries noun
a list of words etc with their meanings. a glossary of technical terms; a Shakespeare glossary. glossarium, woordelys مَسْرَد بالكَلِمات الصَّعْبَه кратък речник нa специални/редки думи glossário slovníček das Glossar ordliste γλωσσάριο glosario glossaar واژنامه sanasto glossaire מילון शब्द संग्रह glosar (magyarázatos) szójegyzék daftar kata orðalisti glossario 用語辞典 (어떤 특수한 주제, 분야 등에 관한) 용어 žodynėlis glosārijs, (noteiktas zinātnes nozares, grāmatas u.tml.) vārdnīca daftar kata verklarende woordenlijst ordliste, glossar, glosebok słowniczek دمشكلو لغاتو او اصطلاحاتو كوچنۍ ډكشنرى چې اكثراُ دكتاب په پاى كې راځي glossário glosar глоссарий slovníček slovar rečnik ordlista, ordbok อภิธานศัพท์ sözlükçe 詞彙表 глосарій فرہنگ الفاظ و معنی lời chú thích 词汇表
ˈglossy adjective
smooth and shining. The dog has a glossy coat. glansende, blink مَصْقول، لامِع، لَمّاع бляскав brilhante lesklý glänzend blank; skinnende γυαλιστερός, στιλπνός lustroso, brillante, reluciente läikiv براق kiiltävä lustré חָלָק וּמַברִיק चमकीली sjajan, ulašten fényes (felületű) halus gljáandi lucente つやのある 광택 있는 žvilgantis, blizgantis spīdīgs; gluds berkilat glanzend blank, skinnende, glansfull lśniący ځلاند، روڼ، روښانه brilhante lucios лоснящийся lesklý gladek, blesteč gladak glansig, glänsande, blank เป็นเงามันหรือวาว parlak, pırıl pırıl 有光澤的 блискучий چمکیلا bóng loáng 有光泽的
ˈglossiness noun
glans, blinkheid لَمَعان، صَقْل бляскаваост brilho lesk der Glanz blankhed στιλπνότητα brillo, lustre läige برق؛ جلا kiiltävyys lustre ברק मुलम्मा, चिकनापन sjaj fény kehalusan gljái lucentezza つやつやしていること 반들반들함 žvilgėjimas, blizgėjimas spīdīgums sifat berkilat glans blankhet, glansfullhet gładkość ځلاند brilho lustru лоск lesk blesk glatkost glansighet ความเงางาม parlaklık 有光澤 блискучість چمک vẻ bóng loáng 光泽
gloss over
to try to hide (a mistake etc). He glossed over the fact that he had forgotten the previous appointment by talking about his accident. toesmeer, verdoesel يُحاوِل إخْفاء замазвам atenuar zakrýt, zastírat vertuschen dække over αντιπαρέρχομαι disimular, suavizar, atenuar; encubrir ilustades varjama پنهان کردن sivuuttaa dissimuler לְתָקֵן טָעוּת, לְיַפּוֹת ‍(तथ्यों को) छिपाना prikrivati elkendőz menutup-nutupi breiða yfir dissimulare ごまかす 약점을 그럴듯하게 얼버무리다 užglaistyti noklusēt (kļūdu u.tml.) cuba menyembunyikan verdoezelen dekke over, tilsløre przemilczeć پټول atenuar a disimula обойти молчанием zastierať skušati skriti zabašuriti släta över ปกปิด saklamaya çalışmak 試圖掩飾 приховувати چھپانے کی کوشش کرنا khoác vẻ ngoài giả dối 试图掩盖
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It was soft and plentiful, and waved downward from her low forehead in regular folds -- but, to some tastes, it was dull and dead, in its absolute want of glossiness, in its monotonous purity of plain light color.
Kaolin has other physical properties such as glossiness, brightness, abrasiveness, and viscosity, which influence its commercial utility.
Like sumptuously hydrated glassy skin and silky-smooth hair, glossiness on the lips is back in a big way.
Retailers can combine their trusted products with water-based sealants that are more easily applied, add to the overall design based on their glossiness and are more easily maintained than more intensive stain applications.
However, synthetic yarns like polyester can have different fiber qualities with different glossiness. Mixed up yarns can lead to defects in the following processes along the production chain.
Amazon.com is gambling on glossiness and nostalgia to draw in shoppers with its first toy catalog, in yet another brick-and-mortar strategy to snag its share of the holiday toy sales.
There's a topcoat of glossiness and, that's it, I'm done.
Gone is the flickering projector, the glossiness of real film, velvet curtains parting for the main feature, the intermissions, the ice-cream lady and most of all, the glorious ornate picture houses that became churches to movie lovers.
They are expertly reproduced but the glossiness makes the book quite heavy and awkward to hold and handle.

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