Gloss synonyms

glôs, glŏs

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gleam
The definition of a gleam is a brief flash of light or a weak light that lasts for awhile.
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polish
A substance used to polish.
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translation
A translated version of a text.
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commentary
Explanation or interpretation in the form of a series of comments or observations:
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footnote
An additional comment, remark, etc.
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lustrous
Having luster; shining; bright; glorious
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nitid
(Dated) gay; spruce; fine; said of persons
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show
(Uncountable) Mere display or pomp with no substance.
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glaze
(Ceramics) The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing. See glaze (transitive verb).
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shimmer
A shimmering light; glimmer
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annotation
(Genetics) information relating to the genetic structure of sequences of bases
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finish (related)
The reason for one's ruin; downfall:
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glossy
Having a smooth, shiny appearance or finish
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polished
Made smooth and shiny, as by rubbing
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shiny
Highly polished; glossy
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sleek
Having a smooth, elegant contour
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comment
A note in explanation, criticism, or illustration of something written or said; annotation
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enamel
Anything enameled; enameled ware or a piece of jewelry, etc. produced in enamel
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glossiness
The state of being glossy.
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luster
A substance that imparts lustre to a surface, such as plumbago or a glaze.
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nitidity
Explanatory note
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note
A piece of paper money; a banknote.
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postil
A short homily or commentary on a passage of Scripture.
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pretense
A professed but feigned reason or excuse; a pretext:
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sheen
A surname​.
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veneer
Any of the thin layers glued together to form plywood
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misinformation (antonym)
Information that is incorrect.
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dullness (antonym)
(Of an edge) bluntness.
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exaggerate (antonym)
To consider, represent, or cause to appear as larger, more important, or more extreme than is actually the case; overstate:
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overemphasize (antonym)
To place too much emphasis on or employ too much emphasis.
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reveal (antonym)
To communicate that which could not be known or discovered without divine or supernatural instruction.
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explain (antonym)
To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.
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clear up (antonym)
(Intransitive) Of stormy weather, to dissipate, to become calm.
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misinform (antonym)
To give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information.
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dull (antonym)
(Intransitive) To lose a sharp edge; to become dull.
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be dull (antonym)
shine
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burnish
A smooth glossy finish or appearance; luster.
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shine
Shine is defined as brightness, light or luster.
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cloak
A blanket-like covering, often metaphorical.
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color
The system of color television.
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coloring
A substance used to color something.
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cover
(Music) A cover version.
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disguise
The definition of disguise is something that hides the truth.
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disguisement
Disguise (deceptive appearance)
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façade
A deceptive outward appearance
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face
(Anatomy) The front part of the head, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth and the surrounding area.
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false colors
A deceptive outward appearance
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front
Prior
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guise
Customary way of speaking or acting; fashion, manner, practice (often used formerly in such phrases as "at his own guise"; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself.)
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mask
A sculptured or molded likeness of the face
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masquerade
The definition of a masquerade is a fancy costume party where the guests wear masks, or to live or act in a false way.
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pretext
A false reason or motive put forth to hide the real one; excuse
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semblance
A likeness, image, or representation
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veil
A piece of light fabric, as of net or gauze, worn, esp. by women, over the face or head or draped from a hat to conceal, protect, or enhance the face
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window dressing
(Idiomatic, uncountable) A means of creating a deceptively favourable impression of something or someone; something for appearance only.
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put-on
Something, as a novel or play, intended as an elaborate hoax or practical joke on the reader or audience
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buff
Buff means to smooth, clean or shine by rubbing.
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Also used with over: color
To give a deceptively attractive appearance to.
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gild
To adorn.
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gloze
To extenuate, explain away, gloss over.
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sugarcoat
To cover or coat with sugar
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varnish
To varnish is to brush on a clear protective coating.
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whitewash
(Dated) To repay the financial debts of (another person).
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paper-over
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put a good face on
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light (related)
The light from the sun; daylight or dawn
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true (related)
In a true manner; truly, truthfully, accurately, etc.
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colour
(Uncountable) The spectral composition of visible light.
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rubric
A title of a category or a class.
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annotate
The definition of annotate means to create explanatory notes for a text.
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semi-gloss (related)
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matte (related)
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semi-matt (related)
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tint (related)
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high-gloss (related)
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lustre (related)
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sleekness
In a sleek manner.
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glossary
A list of terms in a particular domain of knowledge with their definitions.
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Gloss Sentence Examples

  • 16 is a gloss (Budde), on xx.

  • Deep emotion flowed across her expression, causing Jackson's eyes to gloss over.

  • The skins from northern regions are more full and of a finer colour and gloss than those from more temperate climates, as are those of animals killed in winter compared to the same individuals in summer.

  • He is constantly admitting that on such and such an occasion he was terribly afraid; he confesses without the least shame that, when one of his followers suggested defiance of the Saracens and voluntary death, he (Joinville) paid not the least attention to him; nor does he attempt to gloss in any way his refusal to accompany St Louis on his unlucky second crusade, or his invincible conviction that it was better to be in mortal sin than to have the leprosy, or his decided preference for wine as little watered as might be, or any other weakness.

  • At least half of the canons are derived from earlier constitutions, and probably not many of them are the actual productions of the compiler, whose aim was to gloss over the real nature of the Constitutions, and secure their incorporation with the Epistles of Clement in the New Testament of his day.

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