gloss 1 (glôs, gl s)n. 1. A surface shininess or luster. 2. A cosmetic that adds shine or luster. 3. 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. [Perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic glossi, a spark; see ghel-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
| gloss 2 (glôs, gls) n. 1. a. A brief explanatory note or translation of a difficult or technical expression usually inserted in the margin or between lines of a text or manuscript. b. A collection of such notes; a glossary. 2. An extensive commentary, often accompanying a text or publication. 3. A purposefully misleading interpretation or explanation. tr.v. glossed, gloss·ing, gloss·es 1. To provide (an expression or a text) with a gloss or glosses. 2. To give a false interpretation to. [Middle English glose, from Old French, from Medieval Latin gl  sa, from Latin glssa, foreign word requiring explanation, from Greek, tongue, language.]gloss  er n. |
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]
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]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  gloss - an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a textexplanation, 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 wordbook - a reference book containing words (usually with their meanings) | |
| 3. |  gloss - the property of being smooth and shinysmoothness - 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" 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" | |
| 3. | gloss - provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase | |
| 4. | gloss - give a deceptive explanation or excuse for; "color a lie" 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" |
gloss 1
noun 1. shine, gleam, sheen, polish, brilliance, varnish, brightness, veneer, lustre, burnish, patina
gloss 2
Translations
gloss [glɔs] n (= shine) → brillo;
(also: gloss paint) → (pintura) esmalte m
gloss over vt fus → restar importancia a (= omit); pasar por alto
n gloss [glos]
brightness or shininess on the surface Her hair has a lovely gloss; (also adjective ) gloss paint. glans, skyn بَريق، لَمَعان блясък lesk; lesklý glans; skin; emaljelak der Glanz γυαλάδα lustre, brillo läige براقی؛ تلا لو kiilto brillant בָּרָק चमक sjaj (felületi) fény permukaan yang mengkilat gljái lucentezza; brillante つや 광택, 윤 blizgesys, žvilgesys (auduma u.tml.) spīdums; spīdošs kilat glans, glans- glans, ferniss połysk brilho strălucire; strălucitor блеск lesk; lesklý (ki ima) bleščeč videz sjaj glans ความแววาว parlaklık 光澤 блиск چمک láng bóng 光泽
v
to make a glossary The student glossed the difficult terms in order to understand the article. aantekeninge maak by يُرَتِّب الكَلِمات في مَسْرَد тълкувам glosovat, opatřit poznámkami, dělat si slovníček skrive gloser op; skrive ord op ein Glossar erstellen ερμηνεύω, καταρτίζω γλωσσάριο glosar, comentar sõnastikku koostama فهرست وار نوشتن לַעֲקוֹף, לְהַחֲלִיק बाहरी चमक देना dodati bilješke magyaráz(ó jegyzetekkel ellát) membuat kamus kecil glossare 注釈をつける sudaryti žodynėlį izveidot glosāriju mencari makna kanttekeningen maken bij lage glossar robić notatki, zaopatrywać w przypisy составлять глоссарий glosovať, robiť si slovníček narediti glosarij rastumačiti glossera, skriva ordförklaringar อธิบายความหมายของศัพท์ kelime listesi çıkarmak 做詞匯匯編，作注釋 складати глосарій متن کی تشریح chú thích 做词汇汇编，作注释
n glossary [-səri]
a list of words etc with their meanings a glossary of technical terms; a Shakespeare glossary. glossarium, woordelys مَسْرَد بالكَلِمات الصَّعْبَه кратък речник нa специални/редки думи slovníček ordliste das Glossar γλωσσάριο glosario glossaar واژنامه sanasto glossaire מִילוֹן शब्द संग्रह glosar (magyarázatos) szójegyzék daftar kata orðalisti glossario 用語辞典 용어해설 žodynėlis glosārijs, (noteiktas zinātnes nozares, grāmatas u.tml.) vārdnīca daftar kata verklarende woordenlijst ordliste, glossar, glosebok słowniczek glossário glosar глоссарий slovníček slovar rečnik ordlista, ordbok อภิธานศัพท์ sözlükçe 詞匯表 глосарій فرہنگ الفاظ و معنی lời chú thích 词汇表
adj glossy
smooth and shining The dog has a glossy coat. glansende, blink مَصْقول، لامِع، لَمّاع бляскав lesklý blank; skinnende glänzend γυαλιστερός, στιλπνός lustroso, brillante, reluciente läikiv براق kiiltävä lustré חָלָק וּמַברִיק चमकीली sjajan, ulašten fényes (felületű) halus gljáandi lucente つやのある 윤이 나는 žvilgantis, blizgantis spīdīgs; gluds berkilat glanzend blank, skinnende, glansfull lśniący brilhante lucios лоснящийся lesklý gladek, blesteč gladak glansig, glänsande, blank เป็นเงามันหรือวาว parlak, pırıl pırıl 有光澤的 блискучий چمکیلا bóng loáng 有光泽的
n glossiness
glans, blinkheid لَمَعان، صَقْل бляскаваост lesk blankhed der Glanz στιλπνότητα brillo, lustre läige برق؛ جلا kiilto lustre בָּרַק मुलम्मा, चिकनापन sjaj fény kehalusan gljái lucentezza つやつやしていること 광택 žvilgėjimas, blizgėjimas spīdīgums sifat berkilat glans blankhet, glansfullhet gładkość brilho lustru лоск lesk blesk glatkost glansighet ความเงางาม parlaklık 光澤 блискучість چمک vẻ 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, verdoesel يُحاوِل إخْفاء замазвам zakrýt, zastírat dække over vertuschen αντιπαρέρχομαι disimular, suavizar, atenuar; encubrir ilustades varjama پنهان کردن peitellä dissimuler לְתָקֵן טָעוּת, לְיַפּוֹת (तथ्यों को) छिपाना prikrivati elkendőz menutup-nutupi breiða yfir dissimulare ごまかす 얼버무리다 užglaistyti noklusēt (kļūdu u.tml.) cuba menyembunyikan verdoezelen dekke over, tilsløre przemilczeć atenuar a disimula обойти молчанием zastierať skušati skriti zabašuriti släta över กล่าวบิดเบือน saklamaya çalışmak 試圖掩蓋 приховувати چھپانے کی کوشش کرنا khoác vẻ ngoài giả dối 试图掩盖
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