1. Not reflecting light; not glossy
   "a photograph with a matte finish";
   - flat, mat, matt, matted

1. The property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
   "The matte finish of the paint gave the walls a sophisticated look";
   - flatness, lusterlessness [N. Amer], lustrelessness [Brit, Cdn], mat, matt
    
2. A mixture of sulfides that forms when sulphide metal ores are smelted
   "The smelting process produced a matte rich in copper"

1. Change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
   "Her hair matted up after days without washing";
   - felt, felt up, mat up, matte up, mat

Sounds like: mat

Derived forms: mattes

See also: dull

Type of: change, dullness, mixture

Encyclopedia: Matte, Paul