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glossy

adjective

1 the glossy wooden floor:

shiny, shining, gleaming, lustrous, bright, brilliant, sparkling, shimmering, glistening, sleek, silky, silken, satiny, sheeny, smooth, glassy;

polished, burnished, glazed, waxed, japanned, shellacked, lacquered;

rare nitid, patinated.

▷antonyms dull, lustreless; matt.

2 a glossy fashion magazine:

expensive, high-quality, well produced;

stylish, fashionable, glamorous, sophisticated;

attractive, artistic;

British upmarket;

coffee-table;

informal classy, ritzy, glitzy, arty.

▷antonyms cheap, downmarket.

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glossy Oxford Dictionary of English