Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The quality of being glossy; the luster or brightness of a smooth surface.
Wiktionary
- n. The state of being glossy.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The condition or quality of being glossy; the luster or brightness of a smooth surface.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the property of being smooth and shiny
Examples
“This understated glossiness is eerie and makes Osment’s skin look, well, plastic and artificial.”
“The show, she said, had a certain "glossiness" to it.”
“It is all glossiness and fragile first impressions – not that they always get those right.”
“The 'tells' I generally see to distinguish self-published from professional books aren't the glossiness of the cover stock.”
“I think the real problem here would be more with bad looking covers, not the quality of the paper or the glossiness.”
“The "tells" I generally see to distinguish self-published from professional books aren't the glossiness of the cover stock.”
“The tale of a ne'er-do-well and a love squandered, it has none of the bruised glossiness of Redding's version; Bell's voice owning none of Otis's burring depth.”
“The dish, she adds, should also boast a "wonderful deep-red glossiness because the chilies have thoroughly colored the oil.”
“I'll enjoy the glossiness, the extravagance, the tans.”
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“I've recently mentioned how much I dig the big-budget glossiness of futuristic zombie flicks like Resident Evil: Apocalypse and Land of the Dead.”
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