matte
Other forms: mattes
Matte things aren't shiny, but instead have a somewhat dull or flat surface. When you print out a photo, you can usually choose between a glossy or matte finish.
The matte surface of your new refrigerator doesn't reflect your image the way your old shiny stainless steel one did, and your grandmother's excessive use of face powder gives her skin a matte look. Wall paint can be purchased in different finishes, ranging from matte (or flat) to glossy. The French root is mat, "dead, dull surface," from the Old French meaning, "dull or dejected," which may stem from the Latin mattus, "maudlin with drink."
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not reflecting light; not glossy
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the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
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synonyms:
flatness, lusterlessness, lustrelessness, mat, matt
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type of:
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dullness
a lack of visual brightness
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dullness
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change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
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a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted
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types:
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sparkle metal
matte that has 74 percent copper
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mixture
(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
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sparkle metal
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Vocabulary lists containing matte
The town of Lucille is supposed to be a safe place. But when fifteen-year-old Jam learns that there is a monster on the loose, she must join forces with a supernatural creature in order to hunt it down.
In the first novel in Adeyemi's fantasy series, Zélie attempts to overthrow a repressive king and bring magic back to her land.
After witnessing a murder, an Ojibwe teenager agrees to work undercover for the FBI.