Shiny vs. Glossy

Shinyadjective

Reflecting light.

Shinyadjective

Emitting light.

Shinyadjective

(colloquial) Excellent; remarkable.

Shinyadjective

(obsolete) Bright; luminous; clear; unclouded.

Shinynoun

(informal) Anything shiny; a trinket.

Shinynoun

(slang) Contraction of disparaging term "shiny arses", originating during World War Two, to describe a desk worker.[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mAdUqLrKw4YC&pg=PA1717]

Shinyadjective

Bright; luminous; clear; unclouded.

Shinyadjective

reflecting light;

Shinyadjective

having a shiny surface or coating;

Shinyadjective

made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow;

Shinyadjective

abounding with sunlight;

Glossyadjective

Having a smooth, silk-like, reflective surface.

Glossynoun

A glossy magazine.

Glossynoun

(informal) A glossy photograph.

Glossynoun

A film depicting people with glamorous lifestyles.

Glossyadjective

Smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth surface; highly polished; lustrous; as, glossy silk; a glossy surface.

Glossyadjective

Smooth; specious; plausible; as, glossy deceit.

Glossyadjective

having a smooth, gleaming surface;

Glossyadjective

(of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and glossy especially by pressing between rollers;

Glossyadjective

reflecting light;