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Word | Gloss |
an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text / an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge / Brightness or luster of a body proceeding from a smooth surface / shine or luster on a smooth surface. / a surface luster or brightness : shine / a: a deceptively attractive appearance selfishness that had a gloss of humanitarianism about it b: bright often superficial attractiveness show-biz gloss / a transparent cosmetic preparation for adding shine and usually color to the lips / a: to mask the true nature of : give a deceptively attractive appearance to —used with over the misery was general, where not glossed over by liberal application of alcohol — Marston Bates b: to deal with (a subject or problem) too lightly or not at all —used with over glosses over scholarly controversies rather than confronting them head-on — John Israel / to give a gloss to / a: a brief explanation (as in the margin or between the lines of a text) of a difficult or obscure word or expression b: a false and often willfully misleading interpretation (as of a text) / a: glossary b: an interlinear translation c: a continuous commentary accompanying a text / commentary, interpretation / a: to provide a gloss for : explain, define b: interpret / to dispose of by false or perverse interpretation trying to gloss away the irrationalities of the universe — Irwin Edman, | |
Usage | ⇒ The gloss of gold attracts everyone ⇒ hair with a healthy gloss ⇒ Ella licked her lips in order to gloss them ⇒ you'll need the gloss to understand this drama ⇒ a gloss of good behaviour |
Synonyms | glaze, polish, shine, burnish, varnish, comment, gleam, lustre, commentary, sheen, veneer, annotation, color, exegesis, glossiness, interpret, interpretation, note, annotate, brightness, |
Antonyms | dimness, dullness, reveal, demonstrate, dinginess, drabness, dull, flatness, gloom, grayness, murkiness, obscurity, accentuate, aggrandize, aggravate, amplify, apathy, be dull, betray, blow, |
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