MATTE

• (noun) the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss

  synonyms : flatness , lusterlessness , lustrelessness , mat , matt

  The photograph was a mat. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted

• (verb) change texture so as to become matted and felt-like

  "The fabric felted up after several washes"

  synonyms : felt , felt up , mat , mat up , matt-up , matte up

• (adj.) not reflecting light; not glossy

  "flat wall paint", "a photograph with a matte finish"

  synonyms : flat , mat , matt , matted

  She was wearing a mat lipstick. -added by naila_inlas

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