Synonyms for gloss
- noun
- verb
Most common
shine brilliance sheen brilliancy color US speciousness veneer discourse
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Sheen — A surface shine or luster
sheen, shine, luster US, lustre UK, brilliancy, brilliance, gleam, brightness, splendor US, splendour UK
2. Color
color US, colour UK, show, semblance, pretense US, pretence UK, pretext, speciousness, seeming, disguise
4. Commentary — an extensive commentary on some text
Other
glossiness, burnish, interpretation, distortion, glossary, annotation, twist, re-mark, note, mark-up, perversion, explanation
Verb
Definitions
- n. 1
A surface shine or luster.
- n. 2
A superficially or deceptively attractive appearance.
- v. 1
To give a gloss or sheen to.
- v. 2
To make (something) attractive by deception
Related words
- Word family
- glossy glow glossary glossology
- Phrases
- gloss over gloss paper
- Is a kind of
- explanation note marginalia
Example sentences
- shine The stars shine brightly in the vastness of space.
- brilliance His brilliance has taken him quite some places in life.
- sheen Silk is known for its natural sheen.
- color Indicate size, color, and style on the order form.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| gloss | steady | |
| shine | rising | |
| brilliance | steady | |
| sheen | rising | |
| brilliancy | steady | |
| color | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- show1, note1
- 5 letters
- front1, color2, shine1, twist1, sheen1, glaze1, gleam1
- 6 letters
- colour2, polish2, facade2, enamel3, veneer2, luster2, lustre2
- 7 letters
- comment2, seeming2, pretext2, varnish2, burnish2, furbish2
- 8 letters
- disguise2, glossary3, splendor2, pretense2, pretence, annotate3
- 9 letters
- discourse2, semblance2, splendour
- 10 letters
- discussion3, commentary4, brightness2, distortion3, brilliance2, annotation4, perversion3, brilliancy, glossiness
- 11 letters
- explanation4
- 12 letters
- speciousness
- 14 letters
- interpretation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (color2 = 2 syllables).