Glossy
adjective
Shiny, with a smooth and reflective surface.
She flipped through the pages of the glossy magazine.
Often appears as...
- glossy magazine
- glossy hair
noun
A photo or a magazine printed on shiny and polished paper.
He was browsing through travel glossies.
Often appears as...
- travel glossies
- fashion glossies
adjective
Appearing attractive or positive, but lacking depth or issues.
The company’s glossy image hid a lot of internal problems.
Often appears as...
- glossy image
- glossy exterior
adjective
Shiny, with a smooth and reflective surface.
She flipped through the pages of the glossy magazine.
Often appears as...
- glossy magazine
- glossy hair
noun
A photo or a magazine printed on shiny and polished paper.
He was browsing through travel glossies.
Often appears as...
- travel glossies
- fashion glossies
adjective
Appearing attractive or positive, but lacking depth or issues.
The company’s glossy image hid a lot of internal problems.
Often appears as...
- glossy image
- glossy exterior
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Material Implication
Glossy is often used to describe surfaces that reflect light like mirrors or calm water.
Her glossy wooden table gleamed in the sunlight.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Appeal
Describing something as glossy usually implies it's visually pleasing and often new or well-maintained.
The glossy finish on his new car had everyone turning heads.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Positive
Sometimes glossy can imply superficiality, suggesting that something looks good but may not be durable or high-quality.
The glossy toy broke within days, revealing its poor craftsmanship.
Pro Tip 1/3Material Implication
Glossy is often used to describe surfaces that reflect light like mirrors or calm water.
Her glossy wooden table gleamed in the sunlight.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Appeal
Describing something as glossy usually implies it's visually pleasing and often new or well-maintained.
The glossy finish on his new car had everyone turning heads.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Positive
Sometimes glossy can imply superficiality, suggesting that something looks good but may not be durable or high-quality.
The glossy toy broke within days, revealing its poor craftsmanship.
Pro Tip 1/3Material Implication
Glossy is often used to describe surfaces that reflect light like mirrors or calm water.
Her glossy wooden table gleamed in the sunlight.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Appeal
Describing something as glossy usually implies it's visually pleasing and often new or well-maintained.
The glossy finish on his new car had everyone turning heads.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Positive
Sometimes glossy can imply superficiality, suggesting that something looks good but may not be durable or high-quality.
The glossy toy broke within days, revealing its poor craftsmanship.
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Inside the massive (and...
His role there was to help sell technology that the Uzbek government could use to spy on its own citizens. He eventually shared with me the marketing material he'd presented to the Uzbek government. One glossy brochure featured technology that could not just intercept phone calls, but identify the caller,
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Safari Live - Day 182 PIPE...
see on the camera now but the backs got a little bit of a greenish blue tinge to it win the Cape glossy Starling is a uniform blue all over without that very dark covert underneath the eye very nice so we're talking about diets of birds said the day that came up a few times
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Enter the Fish Hawk PIPE...
flag will bring us some luck Brad started made the logo my first mate is matsan he's just a guy that you can take out and you can give them orders will do what you want to do when Brad got the glossy had called me and said you want to go to an efficient i drop rate what I
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See how the rest of the...
We can look at beds. This is what beds can look like. Doesn't look like the glossy magazines. Doesn't look like the scary images in the media. So remember that the students in Sweden, they thought they were in the middle of the world income. So let's go there.
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The case against "good"...
This will not do. Perhaps my hair looks like an amazing glossy sculpture that frames my face perfectly, and lends an air of magic to the night. Well, "good" just doesn't cut it. I won't take any more of this formless, lifeless description.
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Magical houses, made of...
This floor is made of glossy and durable bamboo skin. You can feel the texture under bare feet. And the floor that you walk on, can it affect the way that you walk? Can it change the footprint that you'll ultimately leave on the world?
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Making an Artificial Eye...
eyes a coat of clear acrylic varnish is applied over the top of the eye and it gets even cured to seal it finally a buff and polish gives us a nice glossy finish and the appearance of a living eye the expected lifespan of an
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The power of citizen...
she was able to pull in distant witnesses via livestream to help translation, to help distribution, to help amplify her story after her community was forcibly evicted to make room for a very glossy Olympic event last summer.
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Do we see reality as it...
that he uses to hunt for cold beer. And when he finds one, he drains it, and sometimes throws the bottle into the outback. Now, as it happens, these bottles are dimpled, glossy,
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How the mysterious dark...
is how familiar it looks. Every single product -- thousands of products -- has a glossy, high-res image, a detailed product description, a price.
Video examples
Inside the massive (and...
His role there was to help sell technology that the Uzbek government could use to spy on its own citizens. He eventually shared with me the marketing material he'd presented to the Uzbek government. One glossy brochure featured technology that could not just intercept phone calls, but identify the caller,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 182 PIPE...
see on the camera now but the backs got a little bit of a greenish blue tinge to it win the Cape glossy Starling is a uniform blue all over without that very dark covert underneath the eye very nice so we're talking about diets of birds said the day that came up a few times
Video examples
Enter the Fish Hawk PIPE...
flag will bring us some luck Brad started made the logo my first mate is matsan he's just a guy that you can take out and you can give them orders will do what you want to do when Brad got the glossy had called me and said you want to go to an efficient i drop rate what I
Video examples
See how the rest of the...
We can look at beds. This is what beds can look like. Doesn't look like the glossy magazines. Doesn't look like the scary images in the media. So remember that the students in Sweden, they thought they were in the middle of the world income. So let's go there.
Video examples
The case against "good"...
This will not do. Perhaps my hair looks like an amazing glossy sculpture that frames my face perfectly, and lends an air of magic to the night. Well, "good" just doesn't cut it. I won't take any more of this formless, lifeless description.
Video examples
Magical houses, made of...
This floor is made of glossy and durable bamboo skin. You can feel the texture under bare feet. And the floor that you walk on, can it affect the way that you walk? Can it change the footprint that you'll ultimately leave on the world?
Video examples
Making an Artificial Eye...
eyes a coat of clear acrylic varnish is applied over the top of the eye and it gets even cured to seal it finally a buff and polish gives us a nice glossy finish and the appearance of a living eye the expected lifespan of an
Video examples
The power of citizen...
she was able to pull in distant witnesses via livestream to help translation, to help distribution, to help amplify her story after her community was forcibly evicted to make room for a very glossy Olympic event last summer.
Video examples
Do we see reality as it...
that he uses to hunt for cold beer. And when he finds one, he drains it, and sometimes throws the bottle into the outback. Now, as it happens, these bottles are dimpled, glossy,
Video examples
How the mysterious dark...
is how familiar it looks. Every single product -- thousands of products -- has a glossy, high-res image, a detailed product description, a price.
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Quote examples
Kate Reardon
British Journalist
The trouble with glossy magazines is that they tend to be stuffed with articles about handbag designers - the sort of women who, with their perfectly styled lives, immaculate houses, and adoring partners, make you want to become a hermit.
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Phil Anselmo
American Musician
I don't care at all about the mainstream; I don't care about popularity contests; I don't care about who's got the biggest-selling album; and I don't care about glossy production.
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Bryant H. McGill
American Author
The deceptive, glossy media images of faces, bodies and social lifestyles, make us hate ourselves so we will buy a solution to love ourselves once again.
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Frida Giannini
Italian Designer
My biggest satisfaction is always when I make something beautiful and well-done that I can see on a real man or woman - not only in the glossy magazines.
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Raza Jaffrey
British Actor
Everyone thinks with 'Smash,' because it looks glossy and big, they think they're spending a fortune, and they think it's taking weeks to shoot.
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Sudha Chandran
I started with light hearted comedies and good stories with real-life treatment; then TV went glossy, especially with the K-series.
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Sally Mann
American Photographer
Matte digital prints are gorgeous, don't you agree? But the glossy digital prints, I just can't stand that paper.
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Ann Wilson
American Musician
I don't think we will use the 80s glossy sound again.
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Maye Musk
Canadian Model
I love smokey eyes and glossy lips.
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April Bloomfield
British Chef
I don't like glossy covers.
Quote examples
Kate Reardon
British Journalist
The trouble with glossy magazines is that they tend to be stuffed with articles about handbag designers - the sort of women who, with their perfectly styled lives, immaculate houses, and adoring partners, make you want to become a hermit.
Quote examples
Phil Anselmo
American Musician
I don't care at all about the mainstream; I don't care about popularity contests; I don't care about who's got the biggest-selling album; and I don't care about glossy production.
Quote examples
Bryant H. McGill
American Author
The deceptive, glossy media images of faces, bodies and social lifestyles, make us hate ourselves so we will buy a solution to love ourselves once again.
Quote examples
Frida Giannini
Italian Designer
My biggest satisfaction is always when I make something beautiful and well-done that I can see on a real man or woman - not only in the glossy magazines.
Quote examples
Raza Jaffrey
British Actor
Everyone thinks with 'Smash,' because it looks glossy and big, they think they're spending a fortune, and they think it's taking weeks to shoot.
Quote examples
Sudha Chandran
I started with light hearted comedies and good stories with real-life treatment; then TV went glossy, especially with the K-series.
Quote examples
Sally Mann
American Photographer
Matte digital prints are gorgeous, don't you agree? But the glossy digital prints, I just can't stand that paper.
Quote examples
Ann Wilson
American Musician
I don't think we will use the 80s glossy sound again.
Quote examples
Maye Musk
Canadian Model
I love smokey eyes and glossy lips.
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April Bloomfield
British Chef
I don't like glossy covers.
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