Glossy
A visibly shiny surface with pronounced specular reflection. This broad description does not specify a gloss grade or measured gloss value.
Also called gloss.
How it connects
Glossy includes High gloss and Semi-gloss.
In other taxonomies
- glossWikidata, Q900581nearly the same
- GlossUniclass, PC_35_60_34nearly the same
For developersRecord, identifiers and graph
Where it sits
One rule per term beside it, taller for each narrower term
6 terms, Dead matte to Glossy
Narrower than Glossy
Record
Use a narrower sheen grade when the source supplies one. Semi-gloss and High gloss are narrower meanings; Satin has no universal broader relation here because suppliers both describe it as a glossy look and contrast it with glossy finishes. This term is not a rung on the ordered sheen scale and does not establish a polishing process.
- Also called
- gloss
- Narrower
- High gloss · Semi-gloss
- Provenance
- referencedMG-2620 Glossy review; Sherwin-Williams gloss and sheen guide, https://www.sherwin-williams.com/architects-specifiers-designers/inspiration/styles-and-techniques/sw-art-gloss-sheen-differences; Formica glossy versus matte finishes, https://formica.com/en-ca/articles/home-design/2025/glossy-vs-matte-kitchen-cabinets; Tikkurila satin counterexamples, https://tikkurila.com/how-choose-right-paint-your-interior-walls-and-ceilings and https://tikkurila.com/7-tips-painting-fence-old-or-new, read 10 Oct 2026
For machines
Permanent address
/id/finish/sheen/glossyKnowledge graph
Stored incoming and outgoing relations from the public V1 graph. Ancestors, descendants, and siblings are labelled as derived views rather than stored facts.
- has-conceptFinishincoming
- has-conceptSheenincoming
- belongs-to-axisFinishoutgoing
- belongs-to-facetSheenoutgoing
- narrowerHigh glossoutgoing
- narrowerSemi-glossoutgoing
- broaderHigh glossincoming
- broaderSemi-glossincoming
Derived hierarchy views
- descendant (derived)High glossoutgoing
- descendant (derived)Semi-glossoutgoing
Crosswalks
| Scheme | Identifier | Their label, or the search | How close |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikidata | Q900581 | gloss | nearly the same |
| Uniclass | PC_35_60_34 | Gloss | nearly the same |