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MATTE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
Synonyms:
flatness; lusterlessness; lustrelessness; mat; matt; matte
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("matte" is a kind of...):
dullness (a lack of visual brightness)
Derivation:
matte (not reflecting light; not glossy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("matte" is a kind of...):
mixture ((chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "matte"):
sparkle metal (matte that has 74 percent copper)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not reflecting light; not glossy
Example:
a photograph with a matte finish
Synonyms:
flat; mat; matt; matte; matted
Classified under:
Similar:
dull (emitting or reflecting very little light)
Derivation:
matte (the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
Example:
The fabric felted up after several washes
Synonyms:
felt; felt up; mat; mat up; matt-up; matte; matte up
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "matte" is one way to...):
change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)
Sentence frame:
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