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Glossy vs Belladonna - What's the difference?

glossy | belladonna |

As nouns the difference between glossy and belladonna

is that glossy is (chiefly|british|informal) a glossy magazine while belladonna is a plant, atropa belladonna , having purple bell-shaped flowers and poisonous black glossy berries; deadly nightshade.

As an adjective glossy

is having a smooth, silklike, reflective surface.

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.

    belladonna

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia belladonna) (Atropa belladonna) (en noun)
  • a plant, Atropa belladonna , having purple bell-shaped flowers and poisonous black glossy berries; deadly nightshade
  • an alkaloid extracted from this plant, sometimes used medicinally, containing atropine
  • Quotations

    * (rfdate), , "My Women" [https://archive.is/20121204150452/www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/050613fa_fact] *:Cathy teetered downstairs on very high heels, her hair swept up in a disintegrating “brioche,” her eyes glistening with belladonna drops.

    Derived terms

    * belladonna lily * belladonnized, belladonized