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put a gloss on something idiom; take the gloss off something idiom; See all idioms and phrases
The meaning of GLOSS is a surface luster or brightness : shine. How to use gloss in a sentence. Did you know?
noun. an explanation or translation of a foreign, technical, or unusual word or expression in a text. Synonyms: annotation, comment. a series of verbal interpretations of a text. Synonyms: explication, exegesis, critique, commentary. a glossary. an artfully misleading interpretation.
A gloss is a shiny finish on an object. It’s also an explanation about a word or phrase. Right now, you’re reading a gloss on the word gloss.
Definition of gloss verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
GLOSS meaning: 1. a smooth, shiny appearance on the surface of something: 2. paint that produces a smooth, shiny…. Learn more.
A gloss is a bright shine on the surface of something. Rain produced a black gloss on the asphalt. Gloss is an appearance of attractiveness or good quality which sometimes hides less attractive features or poor quality. Television commercials seem more professional but beware of mistaking the gloss for the content.
Synonyms for GLOSS: facade, veneer, façade, window dressing, tinsel, fluff, pose, cotton candy; Antonyms of GLOSS: dullness, flatness, dulness, dimness, drabness, dirtiness, paleness, dinginess.
Origin of Gloss. From Late Latin glossa (“an obsolete or foreign difficult word requiring explanation, later applied to explanation itself”), from Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glōssa, “tongue, language, an obsolete or foreign word requiring explanation”).
Definition of gloss noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
