gloss

gloss

noun

Definition of GLOSS

1

a deceptively attractive external appearance <used a computer to give her astrological predictions the gloss of real science>

Synonyms facade (also façade), veneer, window dressing

Related Words cotton candy, fluff, tinsel; fig leaf; charade, front, guise, masquerade, pose, semblance, show

2

brightness created by light reflected from a surface <the surface has such a high gloss, you can see your face reflected in it>

Synonyms burnish, gloss, luminance, luster (or lustre), polish, sheen

Related Words glare, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glow, shimmer; blink, flicker, sparkle, twinkle; illumination, irradiation; iridescence, luminescence; brilliance, luminosity, radiance, radiancy, refulgence; finish, glaze

Near Antonyms dimness, dinginess, dirtiness, drabness, dullness (also dulness), flatness; grayness, paleness; cloudiness, gloom, murkiness, obscureness, obscurity, somberness