Adjective matte has 1 sense
- flat, mat, matt, matte, matted - not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish"
Antonym: bright (indirect, via dull)
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Noun matte has 2 senses
- matte - a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted
--1 is a kind of mixture
--1 has particulars: sparkle metal
- flatness, lusterlessness, lustrelessness, mat, matt, matte - the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
--2 is a kind of dullness, dulness
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Verb matte has 1 sense
- felt, felt up, mat up, matt-up, matte up, matte, mat - change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The fabric felted up after several washes"
--1 is one way to change
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