glossy-haired
Adjective: * Having hair that is smooth, shiny, and lustrous. It describes a characteristic of an animal's or person's coat or hair.
This adjective is used attributively (before a noun) to describe a subject whose hair or fur has a glossy, shiny appearance. * It is most commonly applied to animals, particularly in breed descriptions. * It can also be used to describe people, though less frequently.
- The judge was impressed by the glossy-haired champion setter in the dog show.
- She brushed her glossy-haired pony until its coat shone.
- (Less common) The advertisement featured a glossy-haired model.
The term is a compound adjective formed by combining "glossy" (shiny) and "haired" (having hair of a specified kind). It belongs to a category of descriptive compound adjectives following the pattern [adjective]-haired, such as "long-haired," "short-haired," or "curly-haired."
- Glossy-coated (Adjective): A near-synonym often used interchangeably with "glossy-haired," especially for animals. It emphasizes the shine of the entire coat or fur.
- The glossy-coated retriever bounded across the field.
- Shiny-haired (Adjective): A more general synonym.
- Lustrous (Adjective): Can describe hair with a soft, radiant shine.
- Sheen (Noun): The quality of being glossy; shine.
- The dog's coat had a healthy sheen.
Shiny-haired, lustrous-haired, gleaming-coated.
Dull-haired, matte-coated, lackluster.
- having glossy hair
- a glossy-coated foxhound