MATTE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the property of having little or no contrast
   • lacking highlights or gloss
   Synonym(s)
   • flatness (what does flatness mean?)
   • lusterlessness (what does lusterlessness mean?)
   • lustrelessness (what does lustrelessness mean?)
   • mat (what does mat mean?)
   • matt (what does matt mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) matte is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • dullness (what does dullness mean?)
   • dulness (what does dulness mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • felt (what does felt mean?)
   • felt up (what does felt up mean?)
   • mat up (what does mat up mean?)
   • matt-up (what does matt-up mean?)
   • matte up (what does matte up mean?)
   • matte (what does matte mean?)
   • mat (what does mat mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted
   Hypernyms(s) matte is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • mixture (what does mixture mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • sparkle metal (what does sparkle metal mean?)

MATTE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
   Synonym(s)
   • felt (what does felt mean?)
   • felt up (what does felt up mean?)
   • mat (what does mat mean?)
   • matt-up (what does matt-up mean?)
   • matte up (what does matte up mean?)
   • mat up (what does mat up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The fabric felted up after several washes
   Hypernyms(s) matte is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • flatness (what does flatness mean?)
   • lusterlessness (what does lusterlessness mean?)
   • lustrelessness (what does lustrelessness mean?)
   • mat (what does mat mean?)
   • matt (what does matt mean?)
   • matte (what does matte mean?)
   • matting (what does matting mean?)
   • felt (what does felt mean?)

MATTE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • not reflecting light
   • not glossy
   Synonym(s)
   • flat (what does flat mean?)
   • mat (what does mat mean?)
   • matt (what does matt mean?)
   • matted (what does matted mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • flat wall paint
   • a photograph with a matte finish
   Similar To
   • dull (what does dull mean?)