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Gloss

🔄 Synonyms of "Gloss"

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
rubricnoun	(education) A set of scoring criteria for evaluating student work and for giving feedback.
burnishverb	(transitive) To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
polishnoun	Of, from or native to Poland, or relating to the Polish language.
commentnoun	A spoken or written remark.
colornoun	(uncountable) The spectral composition of visible light.
glossarynoun	A list of difficult words or specialized terms used in a particular book or document, or in a particular domain of knowledge, with their definitions; a list of glosses (explanatory annotations).
glossinessnoun	The state of being glossy.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Gloss"

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Word	Definition
glossinessnoun	The state of being glossy.
burnishverb	(transitive) To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
colornoun	(uncountable) The spectral composition of visible light.
rubricnoun	(education) A set of scoring criteria for evaluating student work and for giving feedback.
commentnoun	A spoken or written remark.
glossarynoun	A list of difficult words or specialized terms used in a particular book or document, or in a particular domain of knowledge, with their definitions; a list of glosses (explanatory annotations).
polishnoun	Of, from or native to Poland, or relating to the Polish language.
lusternoun	The ability or condition of shining with reflected light; sheen, gleam, gloss, sparkle, shine, etc.
glossynoun	Having a smooth, silklike, reflective (shiny) surface.
glitteringnoun	Brightly sparkling.
sheennoun	(also figuratively) Splendor; radiance; shininess.
sparklingnoun	Of a beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage, containing dissolved carbon dioxide (either naturally or that has been added) that comes out of solution in the form of many tiny bubbles.
lustrenoun	British standard spelling of luster (shine, etc.).
scintillating	(figurative) Brilliantly or impressively clever, exciting, amusing or witty.
sparklenoun	Brilliance; luster.
brilliantnoun	Highly intelligent.
shineverb	(intransitive, copulative) To emit or reflect light so as to glow.
brilliancenoun	The quality of having extraordinary mental capacity.
glownoun	(intransitive) To emit heat and light without a flame.
glowingnoun	That glows or glow.