Shine vs. Gloss — What's the Difference?

(of the sun or another source of light) give out a bright light

Shine or lustre on a smooth surface

Be very talented or perform very well

A superficially attractive appearance or impression

Make (an object made of leather, metal, or wood) bright by rubbing it; polish

A translation or explanation of a word or phrase.

A quality of brightness produced when light is reflected on something

Apply a glossy substance to

To emit light.

Try to conceal or disguise (something unfavourable) by treating it briefly or representing it misleadingly

To reflect light; glint or glisten.

Provide an explanation, interpretation, or paraphrase for (a text, word, etc.)

To distinguish oneself in an activity or a field; excel.

A surface shininess or luster.

To be immediately apparent

A kind of paint that dries to a shiny finish.

To aim or cast the beam or glow of (a light).

A cosmetic that adds shine or luster, such as lip gloss.

Past tense and past participle shined To make glossy or bright by polishing.

A superficially or deceptively attractive appearance or good reputation

Brightness from a source of light; radiance.

A brief explanatory note or translation of a difficult or technical expression usually inserted in the margin or between lines of a text or manuscript.

Brightness from reflected light; luster.

A collection of such notes; a glossary.

A shoeshine.

An extensive commentary, often accompanying a text or publication.

Excellence in quality or appearance; splendor.

A purposefully misleading interpretation or explanation.

Fair weather

To give a bright sheen or luster to.

Shines(Informal) Pranks or tricks.

To apply a gloss to

(Slang) Whiskey; moonshine.

To provide (an expression or a text) with a gloss or glosses.

Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a black person.

To give a false interpretation to.

To emit or reflect light so as to glow.

A surface shine or luster.

To reflect light.

(figuratively) A superficially or deceptively attractive appearance.

To distinguish oneself; to excel.

(countable) A brief explanatory note or translation of a foreign, archaic, technical, difficult, complex, or uncommon expression, inserted after the original, in the margin of a document, or between lines of a text.

To be effulgent in splendour or beauty.

(countable) A glossary; a collection of such notes.

To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers.

An expression requiring such explanatory treatment.

To be immediately apparent.

(countable) An extensive commentary on some text.

(transitive) To create light with (a flashlight, lamp, torch, or similar).

An interpretation by a court of specific point within a statute or case law.

(transitive) To cause to shine, as a light or by reflected light.

(transitive) To give a gloss or sheen to.

(transitive) To cause (something) to shine; put a shine on (something); polish (something).

(transitive) To make (something) attractive by deception

To polish a cricket ball using saliva and one’s clothing.

(intransitive) To become shiny.

Brightness from a source of light.

(transitive) To add a gloss to (a text).

Brightness from reflected light.

Brightness or luster of a body proceeding from a smooth surface; polish; as, the gloss of silk; cloth is calendered to give it a gloss.

Excellence in quality or appearance; splendour.

A specious appearance; superficial quality or show.

Shoeshine.

A foreign, archaic, technical, or other uncommon word requiring explanation.

Sunshine.

An interpretation, consisting of one or more words, interlinear or marginal; an explanatory note or comment; a running commentary.

(slang) Moonshine; illicitly brewed alcoholic drink.

A false or specious explanation.

(cricket) The amount of shininess on a cricket ball, or on each side of the ball.

To give a superficial luster or gloss to; to make smooth and shining; as, to gloss cloth.

(slang) A liking for a person; a fancy.

To render clear and evident by comments; to illustrate; to explain; to annotate.

A caper; an antic; a row.

To give a specious appearance to; to render specious and plausible; to palliate by specious explanation.

To emit rays of light; to give light; to beam with steady radiance; to exhibit brightness or splendor; as, the sun shines by day; the moon shines by night.

To make comments; to comment; to explain.

To be bright by reflection of light; to gleam; to be glossy; as, to shine like polished silver.

To make sly remarks, or insinuations.

To be effulgent in splendor or beauty.

An explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text

To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers; as, to shine in courts; to shine in conversation.

An alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field

To cause to shine, as a light.

The property of being smooth and shiny

To make bright; to cause to shine by reflected light; as, in hunting, to shine the eyes of a deer at night by throwing a light on them.

An outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading;

The quality or state of shining; brightness; luster, gloss; polish; sheen.

Give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing

Sunshine; fair weather.

Provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases;

A liking for a person; a fancy.

Provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase

Caper; antic; row.

Gloss or excuse;

Shining; sheen.

The quality of being bright and sending out rays of light

Be bright by reflecting or casting light;

Emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light;

Be shiny, as if wet;

Be distinguished or eminent;

Be clear and obvious;

Especially of the complexion: show a strong bright color, such as red or pink;

Throw or flash the light of (a lamp, etc.);

Touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly;

Experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion;

(of surfaces) make shine;