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1. Based on pretence; deceptively pleasing
   - gilded, meretricious, specious
    
2. (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and shiny especially by pressing between rollers
   "glossy paper";
   - calendered
    
3. Reflecting light
   "the horse's glossy coat";
   - glistening, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining
    
4. Superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense
   "a glossy TV series";
   - showy

1. A magazine printed on good quality paper
   - slick [N. Amer], slick magazine
    
2. A photograph that is printed on smooth shiny paper

Derived forms: glossies, glossiest, glossier

See also: attractive, bright, glazed, insincere, shiny

Type of: exposure, mag, magazine, photo, photograph, pic [informal], piccy [informal], picture

Encyclopedia: Glossy