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Glossy vs Glossa - What's the difference?

glossy | glossa |

As nouns the difference between glossy and glossa

is that glossy is (chiefly|british|informal) a glossy magazine while glossa is (zoology) the tongue, or lingua, of an insect.

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.

    glossa

    English

    Noun

    (glossae)
  • (zoology) The tongue, or lingua, of an insect.

    • Related terms

    * paraglossa (Webster 1913) ----