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1. Not reflecting light; not glossy
   "a photograph with a matte finish"
   - flat, mat, matt, matted

1. A mixture of sulfides that forms when sulphide metal ores are smelted
    
2. The property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
   - flatness, lusterlessness [N. Amer], lustrelessness [Brit, Cdn], mat, matt

1. Change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
   - felt, felt up, mat up, matt-up, matte up, mat

Sounds like: mat, matt

Derived forms: matted, mattes

See also: dull

Type of: change, dullness, mixture

Encyclopedia: Matte