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Meaning of "glossiness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GLOSSINESS

glossiness  [ˈɡlɒsɪnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GLOSSINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Glossiness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GLOSSINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of glossiness in the English dictionary

The definition of glossiness in the dictionary is the quality or state of being smooth and shiny. Other definition of glossiness is the quality or state of being superficially attractive or of being glamorous.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GLOSSINESS


bossiness
ˈbɒsɪnɪs
fussiness
ˈfʌsɪnɪs
gassiness
ˈɡæsɪnɪs
glassiness
ˈɡlɑːsɪnɪs
glitziness
ˈɡlɪtsɪnɪs
grassiness
ˈɡrɑːsɪnɪs
greasiness
ˈɡriːsɪnɪs
iciness
ˈaɪsɪnɪs
juiciness
ˈdʒuːsɪnɪs
laciness
ˈleɪsɪnɪs
messiness
ˈmesɪnɪs
mousiness
ˈmaʊsɪnɪs
mussiness
ˈmʌsɪnɪs
raciness
ˈreɪsɪnɪs
sassiness
ˈsæsɪnɪs
sauciness
ˈsɔːsɪnɪs
sexiness
ˈsɛksɪnɪs
spaciness
ˈspeɪsɪnɪs
spiciness
ˈspaɪsɪnɪs
waxiness
ˈwæksɪnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GLOSSINESS

glossectomies
glossectomy
glossematics
glosseme
glosser
glossier
glossies
glossiest
glossily
glossina
glossingly
glossist
glossitic
glossitis
glossless
glossodynia
glossographer
glossographical
glossography
glossolalia

WORDS THAT END LIKE GLOSSINESS

agribusiness
big business
bulkiness
business
cleanliness
cleanliness is next to godliness
comeliness
dizziness
do the business
e-business
emptiness
family business
fitness
friendliness
happiness
holiness
laziness
loneliness
loveliness
readiness
timeliness

Synonyms and antonyms of glossiness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «glossiness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GLOSSINESS

Find out the translation of glossiness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of glossiness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «glossiness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

光泽度
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

brillo
570 millions of speakers

English

glossiness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चमक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

معان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

блеск
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

brilho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জেল্লা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

brillant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Glossiness
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Glanz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

光沢度
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

광택
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Glossiness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nước bóng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

glossiness பற்றி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दळणवळण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

parlaklık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lucentezza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

połysk
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

блиск
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

luciu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στιλπνότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

moire
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

glansighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

glans
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of glossiness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GLOSSINESS»

The term «glossiness» is regularly used and occupies the 66.217 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GLOSSINESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «glossiness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «glossiness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about glossiness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLOSSINESS»

Discover the use of glossiness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to glossiness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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LightWave 3D 8 Texturing
Glossiness. What. Is. Glossiness? Glossiness is a specular highlight caused by the reflection of light. The rougher a surface is, the more diffused the specular highlight becomes. The more diffuse the specular highlight is, the less “glossy” the ...
Leigh van der Byl, 2004
2
Mastering Autodesk 3ds Max 2013
A glossiness map of the Standard material also affects the specular region of a shiny object, but instead of displaying a colored texture, a glossiness map controls the level of glossiness on a surface. You would use a glossiness map on an ...
Jeffrey Harper, 2012
3
LIGHTWAVE V9 TEXTURING
Glossiness. What. Is. Glossiness? Glossiness is a specular highlight caused by the reflection of light. The rougher a surface is, the more diffused the specular highlight becomes. The more diffuse the specular highlight is, the less “glossy” the ...
Angel Nieves, 2010
4
Encyclopedia of Perception
Intuitively, variations in the albedo of the matte paint were intended to influence perceived lightness of the surface, whereas the density of the acrylic media coating was expected to affect its perceived glossiness. The surfaces shared the same ...
E. Bruce Goldstein, 2010
5
Lightwave 3D [8] - Cartoon Character Creation: Modeling and ...
Creating the Glossiness Map The specular map is used in the Glossiness channel for the head, but it's at a different opacity than the Specularity channel. This means that in order to overlay the nose textures correctly we need to include an ...
Jonny Gorden, 2004
6
The Measurement of Appearance
The lightness seen in the diffusely reflected color of nonmetal objects becomes glossiness in the brass candleholder, translucency in the plastic tumbler, and clarity in the clear yellow liquid. This luminous attribute, simultaneously a color ...
Richard Sewall Hunter, 1987
7
Alloys—Advances in Research and Application: 2013 Edition: ...
On the other hand, the ferritic stainless steel which utilizes trace elements to improve the corrosion resistance, has problems from the viewpoint of manufacturability and surface glossiness. In recent years, in the stainless steel sheet which is ...
‎2013
8
Consumer Culture and the Media: Magazines in the Public Eye
The next section of this chapter brings together the discussion of hyperreal celebrity portraiture and the mechanics of gloss in order to discuss the role that both celebrity and glossiness play in consumerist mediation. The discursive power of ...
Mehita Iqani, 2012
9
Essential 3ds max 2008
As in real life, different types of surfaces have different levels of specularity and glossiness. For example, cloth would have a very low specular level and low glossiness due to its ability to absorb light. On the other hand, a bright shiny plastic ...
Sean McBride, 2009
10
Rendering with Mental Ray and 3ds Max
4.5.3.1 Exercise: Masking glossiness and reflections at the map level 1. Open the file called Ch04_combiner_01max from the CD-ROM and save it to your hard drive with the name Ch04_combiner_02.max. Open the Material Editor and ...
Joep van der Steen, Ted Boardman, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLOSSINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term glossiness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Our Fascination With Amy Winehouse Is Only Growing Stronger
Her live glossiness lacked the rough edges of the greats, but when she let loose, the lights rattled. "I'm drunk," she laughed before launching ... «Houston Press, Jul 15»
2
Skai Jackson Shares Her Favorite Makeup Secret
... shared her all-time favorite blush product on Instagram, plus how she uses it to get both a glowing complexion and a little lip glossiness. «Twist Magazine, Jul 15»
3
This is Our First Look At Star Trek Beyond
It seems that the film is going for a bit more of a tactile feel than the glossiness of the Abrams films. Obviously the last two films had a great deal ... «Overmental, Jun 15»
4
Highlights from the 2015 Meeting of the Vision Sciences Society
This does not mean that scene geometry is unimportant for glossiness perception, but rather, that the image representation they were using ... «PLoS Blogs, Jun 15»
5
The Parrots by Alexandra Shulman, review: 'a wry grasp of modern …
Alexandra Shulman, editor of British Vogue, eschewed the glossiness of her day job in her first novel about a trio of female friendships, Can We ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
6
Grime and punishment: rising UK rap
But this attitude further demonstrates grime's marginalisation in the UK music scene. “It's the quality of the video – the glossiness. It's a bit sad ... «Oxford Student, Jun 15»
7
8 skin and hair care expert tips for monsoon
Investing just five to seven minutes daily on taking care of your skin will help you achieve a gorgeous glossiness that cannot go ignored. «Wonder Woman, Jun 15»
8
Fine-tune your grooming regime this monsoon
Investing just five to seven minutes daily on taking care of your skin will help you achieve a gorgeous glossiness that cannot go ignored. «Business Standard, Jun 15»
9
Grooming regime this monsoon
Investing just five to seven minutes daily on taking care of your skin will help you achieve a gorgeous glossiness that cannot go ignored. «indiatvnews.com, Jun 15»
10
Michelle Obama inspires hundreds of girls at London school in …
... bullet-headed security men. And nothing could have prepared us for her luscious glossiness – that skin! Those super toned arms! Her height! «Daily Mail, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Glossiness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/glossiness>. May 2024 ».
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