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glossy

/ˈɡlɒsi/

US pronunciation
American sound/ˈɡlɒsi/
glossy
Syllables
2 syllables
Stress
1st syllable stress
Vowel
IPA vowel pattern
Ending
Final y vowel sound

glos - sy -> glossy

Myanmar meaning

(adj) တောက်ပြောင်ချောမွတ်သော။

Full entry

gloss1/ glɒs / n

၁။ (က) [U, sing] အရည်လဲ့၍ ပြောင်လက် တောက်ပခြင်း။ ရွှန်းလဲ့တောက်ပခြင်း။ wood polished to a high gloss ❍ the gloss on sb's hair. (ခ) [U] (often in compounds) အရောင်တင်ဆီ။ ပြောင်လက် တောက်ပအောင် အချောသပ်ခြင်း။ lip-gloss ❍ varnishes available in gloss, satin and matt ❍ a gloss finish (ie a shiny surface left after painting, processing, etc). (ဂ) [U] ခြောက်လျှင် ပြောင်လက်သောသုတ်ဆေး။ a tin of gloss (paint) ❍ two coats of gloss. Compare MATT
၂။ [U, sing] အပေါ်ယံ ရွှေမှုန်ကြဲထားခြင်း။ the gloss and glitter of Hollywood ❍ put a diplomatic gloss on the results of the enquiry ❍ The affair took some of the gloss off the company's image. Compare VENEER ၂
❏ gloss over sth [PHRV ] ဖော့ပြောသည်။ gloss over the awkward facts.
❏ glossy adj ( -ier , -iest )
၁။ ချောမွေ့ တောက်ပသော။ ကြွေရောင်ထသော။ glossy hair/ photographs ❍ glossy brochures/magazines (ie printed on glossy paper, with many photographs, coloured illustrations, etc and usu expensive).
၂။ (usu derog ) မျက်နှာပန်းလှရုံ ဗန်းပြထားသော။ a glossy image ❍ a glossy advertising campaign/ film première.

gloss2 / glɒs / n ~ (on sth)

(က) ခက်ဆစ်။ မှတ်စု။
(ခ) ရှင်းလင်းချက်။ ဖွင့်ဆိုချက်။ The government is trying to put an optimistic gloss on the latest trade figures.
v ခက်ဆစ်အဖြေပေးသည်။ a difficult word that needs to be glossed.

More examples
  • A paint that gives a high (=very shiny) gloss
  • Lip gloss
  • Some of the very technical words will need a gloss.
  • [put a gloss on something] : Both sides attempted to put the best possible gloss on the agreement.
  • The newspapers all gave their own gloss on the president’s offer.
Synonyms
surface shine, luster, shiny finish, polish, sheen, shine, add footnotes, annotate, annotation, appearance, belie, brightness, brilliance, buff, burnish, camouflage, comment, comment on, commentary, conceal truth, construe, cover up, deacon, define, definition, disguise, doctor, elucidate, elucidation, explain, explanation, extenuate, facade, falsify, finish, footnote, front, furbish, glance, glaze, gleam, glint, glossiness, hide, interpret, interpretation, justify, lacquer, make notes on, make shiny, mark, mark up, mask, misrepresent, note, palliate, rationalize, rub, shimmer, silkiness, sleekness, slickness, smooth over, soft-pedal, spin, sugarcoat, surface, translate, translation, varnish, veil, veneer, white, whiten, whitewash
Antonyms
clear up, dull, dullness, explain, expose, misinform, misinformation, open, reveal, show, strip, uncover, unmask
Cross references
surface shinelustershiny finishpolishsheenshineadd footnotesannotateannotationappearancebeliebrightnessbrilliancebuffburnishcamouflagecommentcomment oncommentaryconceal truthconstruecover updeacondefinedefinitiondisguisedoctorelucidate
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