I agree that there is significant overlap and that a second word was not really necessary. However, being in this situation now, I would say that the difference is the smoothness. Glossy = shiny + smooth. All glossy things are shiny, not all shiny things are glossy. The blade of my katana is shiny, but not glossy. The lacquer on the scabbard is glossy. I would further suggest that only a coating can be glossy and not an uncoated object, but I haven't fully explored and tested that concept. Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36> ________________________________ From: tlhIngan-Hol <tlhingan-hol-bounces@lists.kli.org> on behalf of Lieven L. Litaer <levinius@gmx.de> Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2020 8:08:56 AM To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org <tlhingan-hol@kli.org> Subject: Re: [tlhIngan Hol] New words Am 28.07.2020 um 14:53 schrieb SuStel:
https://wikidiff.com/shiny/glossy#:~:text=As%20adjectives%20the%20difference....
Thanks, that looks useful, but still doesn't help, because there is overlap in meaning. When I read "reflective surface" I think of a blade, which is {boch}. And a glossy surface might still be reflecting light, does it not? That's what the wikipeida article explains as well.... Does maybe "glossy" refer to the surface quality, while "shiny" says what it does? So could I say that a glossy surface is shiny? -- Lieven L. Litaer aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany" http://www.tlhInganHol.com _______________________________________________ tlhIngan-Hol mailing list tlhIngan-Hol@lists.kli.org http://lists.kli.org/listinfo.cgi/tlhingan-hol-kli.org