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Burnished vs Glossy - What's the difference?

burnished | glossy |

As adjectives the difference between burnished and glossy

is that burnished is polished, made shiny by rubbing (especially with a burnisher) while glossy is having a smooth, silklike, reflective surface.

As a verb burnished

is (burnish).

As a noun glossy is

(chiefly|british|informal) a glossy magazine.

burnished

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Polished, made shiny by rubbing (especially with a burnisher).
  • *
  • *:The house was a big elaborate limestone affair, evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace-hung casement, on glass marquise, and the burnished bronze foliations of grille and door.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (burnish)

    • glossy

    English

    (wikipedia glossy)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Having a smooth, silklike, reflective surface.

    • Antonyms

    * matte

    Noun

    (glossies)
  • (chiefly, British, informal) a glossy magazine
    • The supermarket glossies are full of celebrity gossip and fad diets.