gloss (1) — OAT

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noun

1 the healthy gloss of her jet-black hair:

shine, sheen, luster, gleam, patina, shininess, glossiness, brightness, brilliance, shimmer, sparkle;

polish, burnish, glaze, varnish.

▷antonyms dullness.

2 beneath the gloss of success was a tragic private life:

facade, veneer, surface, front, show, camouflage, disguise, mask, semblance, smokescreen, outward appearance, false appearance;

window dressing, attractive appearance.

verb

1 she licked her lips in order to gloss them:

make glossy, shine, give a shine to;

glaze, polish, burnish.

2 the company has tried to gloss over the seriousness of the situation:

conceal, cover up, hide, camouflage, disguise, mask, veil, draw a veil over, whitewash;

explain away;

evade, avoid, shrug off, brush aside, play down, downplay, minimize, understate, make light of, soft-pedal, de-emphasize;

informal brush something under the carpet;

rare gloze over.

▷antonyms disclose; exaggerate.