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Glossy vs Glamorous - What's the difference?

glossy | glamorous |

As adjectives the difference between glossy and glamorous

is that glossy is having a smooth, silklike, reflective surface while glamorous is having glamour; stylish.

As a noun glossy

is (chiefly|british|informal) a glossy magazine.

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.

    glamorous

    English

    Alternative forms

    * glamourous US & UK; not only UK

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having glamour; stylish.
  • (archaic) Being associated with one or more glamours.

    • Derived terms

    * (l)