matte

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I - noun

1. a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted
• Hypernyms:
mixture
• Hyponyms:
sparkle metal
2. the property of having little or no contrast;
lacking highlights or gloss
• Syn:
flatness, lusterlessness, lustrelessness, mat, matt
• Derivationally related forms:
matt (for: matt), mat (for: mat), lustreless (for: lustrelessness), lusterless (for: lusterlessness), flat (for: flatness)
• Hypernyms:
dullness

II - verb

change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
- The fabric felted up after several washes
• Syn:
felt, felt up, mat up, matt-up, matte up, mat
• Derivationally related forms:
mat (for: mat), matting (for: mat), felt (for: felt)
• Hypernyms:
change
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s

III - adjective

not reflecting light;
not glossy
- flat wall paint
- a photograph with a matte finish
• Syn:
flat, mat, matt, matted
• Similar to:
dull
• Derivationally related forms:
matt (for: matt), flatness (for: flat)