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gloss ¹  (glôs, gls)

n.

1. A surface shininess or luster.

2. A superficially or deceptively attractive appearance.

v. glossed, gloss·ing, gloss·es

v.tr.

1. To give a bright sheen or luster to.

2. To make attractive or acceptable by deception or superficial treatment: a resumé that glossed over the applicant's lack of experience. See Synonyms at palliate.

v.intr.

To become shiny or lustrous.

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[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic glossi, a spark; see ghel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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gloss ¹

Noun

1. a bright shine on a surface

2. a superficially attractive appearance

3. a paint with a shiny finish

4. a cosmetic used to give a shiny appearance: lip gloss

Verb

1. to paint with gloss

2. gloss over to conceal (an error, failing, or awkward moment) by minimizing it: don't try to gloss over bad news [probably Scandinavian]

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gloss ²

Noun

an explanatory comment added to the text of a book

Verb

to add a gloss or glosses to [Latin glossa unusual word requiring explanatory note]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gloss - an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text rubric explanation, account - a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.; "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account"
	2.	gloss - an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field glossary wordbook - a reference book containing words (usually with their meanings)
	3.	gloss - the property of being smooth and shiny burnish, glossiness, polish smoothness - a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch; "admiring the slim smoothness of her thighs"; "some artists prefer the smoothness of a board" radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine, effulgence, radiance - the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light French polish - the glaze produced by repeated applications of French polish shellac glaze - a glossy finish on a fabric
	4.	gloss - an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color" semblance, color, colour appearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing color of law, colour of law - a mere semblance of legal right; something done with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of law; "the plaintiff claimed that under color of law the officer had deprived him of his civil rights" simulacrum - an insubstantial or vague semblance face value - the apparent worth as opposed to the real worth guise, pretence, pretext, pretense - an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them" camouflage, disguise - an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something; "the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories" verisimilitude - the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
Verb	1.	gloss - give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing polish, smooth, smoothen, shine - make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes" hush up, sleek over, whitewash, gloss over - cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes" gloss over, skate over, skimp over, slur over, smooth over - treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly
	2.	gloss - provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases; "He annotated on what his teacher had written" annotate, comment rede, interpret - give an interpretation or explanation to
	3.	gloss - provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase translate, interpret, render - restate (words) from one language into another language; "I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S."; "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?"; "She rendered the French poem into English"; "He translates for the U.N."
	4.	gloss - give a deceptive explanation or excuse for; "color a lie" colour, color apologise, rationalize, apologize, rationalise, justify, excuse - defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"

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gloss ¹

noun 1. shine, gleam, sheen, polish, brilliance, varnish, brightness, veneer, lustre, burnish, patina

noun 2. façade, show, front, surface, appearance, mask, semblance

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gloss ²

noun 1. interpretation, comment, note, explanation, commentary, translation, footnote, elucidation

verb 2. interpret, explain, comment, translate, construe, annotate, elucidate

Translations

gloss [glɔs] n (= shine) → brillo;

(also: gloss paint) → (pintura) esmalte m

gloss over vt fus → restar importancia a (= omit); pasar por alto

gloss [glɔs] n (= shine) → brillant m, vernis m;

(also: gloss paint) → peinture brillante or laquée

gloss over vt fus → glisser sur

gloss [glɔs] n → Glanz m;

(also: gloss paint) → Lack m, Lackfarbe f

gloss over gloss vt fus → vom Tisch wischen

gloss [glɔs] n (= shine) → lucentezza;

(also: gloss paint) → vernice f a olio

gloss over vt fus → scivolare su

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gloss

n gloss [glos]

brightness or shininess on the surface Her hair has a lovely gloss; (also adjective ) gloss paint.glans, skynبَريق، لَمَعانблясъкlesk; lesklýglans; skin; emaljelakder Glanzγυαλάδαlustre, brilloläigeبراقی؛ تلا لوkiiltobrillantבָּרָקचमकsjaj(felületi) fénypermukaan yang mengkilatgljáilucentezza; brillanteつや광택, 윤blizgesys, žvilgesys(auduma u.tml.) spīdums; spīdošskilatglans, glans-glans, fernisspołyskbrilhostrălucire; strălu­citorблескlesk; lesklý(ki ima) bleščeč videzsjajglansความแววาวparlaklık光澤блискچمکláng bóng光泽

v

to make a glossary The student glossed the difficult terms in order to understand the article.aantekeninge maak byيُرَتِّب الكَلِمات في مَسْرَدтълкувамglosovat, opatřit poznámkami, dělat si slovníčekskrive gloser op; skrive ord opein Glossar erstellenερμηνεύω, καταρτίζω γλωσσάριοglosar, comentarsõnastikku koostamaفهرست وار نوشتنלַעֲקוֹף, לְהַחֲלִיקबाहरी चमक देनाdodati bilješkemagyaráz(ó jegyzetekkel ellát)membuat kamus kecilglossare注釈をつけるsudaryti žodynėlįizveidot glosārijumencari maknakanttekeningen maken bijlage glossarrobić notatki, zaopatrywać w przypisyсоставлять глоссарийglosovať, robiť si slovníčeknarediti glosarijrastumačitiglossera, skriva ordförklaringarอธิบายความหมายของศัพท์kelime listesi çıkarmak做詞匯匯編，作注釋складати глосарійمتن کی تشریحchú thích做词汇汇编，作注释

n ˈglossary [-səri]

a list of words etc with their meanings a glossary of technical terms; a Shakespeare glossary.glossarium, woordelysمَسْرَد بالكَلِمات الصَّعْبَهкратък речник нa специални/редки думиslovníčekordlistedas Glossarγλωσσάριοglosarioglossaarواژنامهsanastoglossaireמִילוֹןशब्द संग्रहglosar(magyarázatos) szójegyzékdaftar kataorðalistiglossario用語辞典용어해설žodynėlisglosārijs, (noteiktas zinātnes nozares, grāmatas u.tml.) vārdnīcadaftar kataverklarende woordenlijstordliste, glossar, gloseboksłowniczekglossárioglosarглоссарийslovníčekslovarrečnikordlista, ordbokอภิธานศัพท์sözlükçe詞匯表глосарійفرہنگ الفاظ و معنیlời chú thích词汇表

adj ˈglossy

smooth and shining The dog has a glossy coat.glansende, blinkمَصْقول، لامِع، لَمّاعбляскавlesklýblank; skinnendeglänzendγυαλιστερός, στιλπνόςlustroso, brillante, relucienteläikivبراقkiiltävälustréחָלָק וּמַברִיקचमकीलीsjajan, ulaštenfényes (felületű)halusgljáandilucenteつやのある윤이 나는žvilgantis, blizgantisspīdīgs; gludsberkilatglanzendblank, skinnende, glansfulllśniącybrilhanteluciosлоснящийсяlesklýgladek, blestečgladakglansig, glänsande, blankเป็นเงามันหรือวาวparlak, pırıl pırıl有光澤的блискучийچمکیلاbóng loáng有光泽的

n ˈglossiness

glans, blinkheidلَمَعان، صَقْلбляскаваостleskblankhedder Glanzστιλπνότηταbrillo, lustreläigeبرق؛ جلاkiiltolustreבָּרַקमुलम्मा, चिकनापनsjajfénykehalusangljáilucentezzaつやつやしていること광택žvilgėjimas, blizgėjimasspīdīgumssifat berkilatglansblankhet, glansfullhetgładkośćbrilholustruлоскleskbleskglatkostglansighetความเงางามparlaklık光澤блискучістьچمکvẻ bóng loáng光泽

gloss over

to try to hide (a mistake etc) He glossed over the fact that he had forgotten the previous appointment by talking about his accident.toesmeer, verdoeselيُحاوِل إخْفاءзамазвамzakrýt, zastíratdække oververtuschenαντιπαρέρχομαιdisimular, suavizar, atenuar; encubririlustades varjamaپنهان کردنpeitellädissimulerלְתָקֵן טָעוּת, לְיַפּוֹת‍(तथ्यों को) छिपानाprikrivatielkendőzmenutup-nutupibreiða yfirdissimulareごまかす얼버무리다užglaistytinoklusēt (kļūdu u.tml.)cuba menyembunyikanverdoezelendekke over, tilsløreprzemilczećatenuara disimulaобойти молчаниемzastieraťskušati skritizabašuritisläta överกล่าวบิดเบือนsaklamaya çalışmak試圖掩蓋приховуватиچھپانے کی کوشش کرناkhoác vẻ ngoài giả dối试图掩盖