Antonyms for gloss
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : glos, glaws |
| Phonetic Transcription : glɒs, glɔs |
Definition of gloss
Origin :- "luster," 1530s, from Scandinavian (cf. Icelandic glossi "flame," related to glossa "to flame"), or obsolete Dutch gloos "a glowing," from Middle High German glos; probably ultimately from the same source as Old English glowan (see glow (v.)).
- noun shine, sheen
- noun definition
- verb make shiny
- verb conceal truth
- verb define
- They draw this distinction when it is too late, and use it as a quibble to gloss over their fault.
- Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
- This filler should be very thin and leave only a suggestion of gloss.
- Extract from : « Taxidermy » by Leon Luther Pray
- Nor did he try to gloss over or strive to nullify his own dishonorable actions.
- Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
- What could gloss over the base return he made them for all their hospitalities and attention?
- Extract from : « Jack Hinton » by Charles James Lever
- One does not care to own a girl as tall as that while the gloss is on one's hair.
- Extract from : « The Old Countess; or, The Two Proposals » by Ann S. Stephens
- Let me finish the article; I 'II give it the gloss for sale!
- Extract from : « Confessions Of Con Cregan » by Charles James Lever
- If it only gloss over the working of human sympathy, we pity the men.
- Extract from : « The Fortunes Of Glencore » by Charles James Lever
- They undoubtedly received a gloss from the ages which transmitted the tales.
- Extract from : « Welsh Folk-Lore » by Elias Owen
- The word is explained by a gloss, 'Shamash has made him great.'
- Extract from : « The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria » by Morris Jastrow
- After dyeing it is sized to stiffen it, and also to increase the gloss on the cloth.
- Extract from : « Textiles » by William H. Dooley
Synonyms for gloss
- annotate
- annotation
- appearance
- belie
- brightness
- brilliance
- buff
- burnish
- camouflage
- comment
- commentary
- construe
- cover up
- deacon
- disguise
- doctor
- elucidate
- elucidation
- explain
- explanation
- extenuate
- facade
- falsify
- finish
- footnote
- front
- furbish
- glance
- glaze
- gleam
- glint
- glossiness
- hide
- interpret
- interpretation
- justify
- lacquer
- luster
- mask
- misrepresent
- note
- palliate
- polish
- rationalize
- rub
- shimmer
- shine
- silkiness
- sleekness
- slickness
- smooth over
- soft-pedal
- sugarcoat
- surface
- translate
- translation
- varnish
- veil
- veneer
- white
- whiten
- whitewash
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