Added 9 October 2026 glossy /ˈɡlɒsi/ noun Categories: LanguageThingsRare Words In Latin: lucens Wiktionary noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about glossy at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A magazine printed on good quality paper. A photograph that is printed on smooth shiny paper. adjective Based on pretense; deceptively pleasing. the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and shiny especially by pressing between rollers. calendered paper Reflecting light. glistening bodies of swimmers Related Words: glisteninglustrousshinybrightshiningslicksatinysleeksmoothglazedsilklikesilky Back to today's word