Meanings
adjectivesemigloss (not comparable)
- not comparableSlightly shiny, between matte (or flat) and gloss.
semigloss paint
1 more example
Prepolish the full face and edges of the stone, periodically dipping in water. Note the semigloss finish after this step.
2025, Jim Magnuson, From Rough Stones to WowSynonyms: semiglossy
nounsemigloss (countable and uncountable, plural semiglosses)
plural semiglosses
- countableuncountableA slightly glossy paint.
Good water-thinned semiglosses are relatively new[…]
1971 March, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, volume 25, number 3, page 19
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSlightly shiny, between matte (or flat) and gloss.
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Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-
- Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
- Latinsēmi-
- Englishsemi-
- Englishgloss
- Englishsemigloss
Translations
Māori tākarokaro
- tākarokarosomewhere between glossy and dull of colour
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