glossy

/ˈɡlɑsi/
adjective
  1. Shiny and smooth, reflecting light well.
    • I prefer glossy photo paper for printing my vacation pictures.
    • She bought a glossy magazine with a picture of a celebrity on the cover.
    • The car's glossy paint gleamed in the sunlight.
  2. Attractive and stylish, but often in a superficial way.
    • The glossy brochure promised a luxury vacation, but the actual hotel was disappointing.
    • He gave a glossy presentation that hid the project's many problems.
    • The company's glossy website made the product seem more exciting than it really was.
Antonyms
noun
  1. A glossy magazine or photograph.
    • She flipped through the glossies at the dentist's office.
    • The fashion glossies always feature the latest trends.
    • He collected old glossies from the 1980s.
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