Definition of "glossy" []

• Having a smooth, shiny, lustrous surface: glossy satin. See Synonyms at sleek. (adjective)
• Superficially and often speciously attractive; showy: glossy trendsetters. (adjective)
• A photographic print on smooth, shiny paper. (noun)
• Chiefly British A popular magazine printed on smooth-coated stock. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The special feature with the glossy is a perfume vials on each page."
• "In a country where advertising in glossy magazines seems years away, and a swimsuit competition as unlikely as lasting peace, Khalwat is no more than a brave, awkward woman celebrating some distant ideal of beauty."
• "I very much enjoyed the first two books by Douglas Kennedy, which were nail-biting Grisham-esque thrillers set in that sort of Madison Avenue, big business world that seems so glossy from the outside."