Clues for the word "MATTE"
We've had 105 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 323 times in crosswords. It was last seen in LA Times crossword on December 12, 2025.
Definition of matte
- n. - A partly reduced copper sulphide, obtained by alternately roasting and melting copper ore in separating the metal from associated iron ores, and called coarse metal, fine metal, etc., according to the grade of fineness. On the exterior it is dark brown or black, but on a fresh surface is yellow or bronzy in color.
- n. - A dead or dull finish, as in gilding where the gold leaf is not burnished, or in painting where the surface is purposely deprived of gloss.
Referring Clues
- Not glossy, as a photo
- Photo finish
- Not glossy
- Film shot
- Not shiny
- Kind of finish
- Certain print
- Dullish
- Dull
- Glossy alternative
- Certain finish
- Dull photo finish
- Laser paper option
- Photo paper option
- Not at all glossy
- Lusterless finish
- Slightly roughened surface
- Dull finish
- Lacking luster
- Nonreflective finish
- Finish option
- Photo finish?
- Lackluster finish
- Unshiny photo finish
- Artificial movie background
- Having a lusterless surface
- Having a dull finish
- Having a dull surface
- Hardly a sparkling finish
- Dull surface
- Lusterless
- Flat finish
- Dull snapshot finish
- Lusterless surface
- Snapshot finish (Var.)
- Nonglossy
- Movie effect
- Dull-surfaced, as paper
- Photographic finish
- Finishing option
- Not designed to shine
- Dull surface
- Filmmaker's special-effects shot
- Unglossy finish
- Filmmaker's special effects shot
- Like some photo paper
- Unglossy
- Lacking shine
- Far from shiny
- Dull surface finish
- Paint option
- Lacking in shine
- Like some finishes
- Border for a picture
- A photo finish
- Alternative to glossy
- Photo finish choice
- Photo choice
- Nonglossy finish
- Lipstick characteristic
- Not glossy, as a finish
- Paint variety
- Lacking gloss, in photos
- Photo option
- Certain print finish
- Without lustre
- Non-glossy finish
- Paint choice
- Photo's dull finish
- Paint finish
- Dull finish for a photo
- Dull, in a way
- Lacking a shine, as paint
- Photo finish?
- Dull, but dry in the West!
- Photo paper finish
- Photo-finish type
- Dull and flat
- Dull, as a finish
- Finish choice
- Flat, as paint
- Photo finish option
- Non-glare finish
- Not a shiny finish
- Varnish option
- Lipstick option
- Not reflective
- Dull paint finish
- Makeup finish
- Finish that isn't shiny
- Lipstick option that's a homophone of 50-Across
- Not a sparkling finish
- Lacking in luster
- Lipstick variety that lacks shine
- Like low-shine lipstick
- Not glossy, as a photo finish
- Makeup type
- Lipstick type
- Non-glossy, as a photo finish
- Nonglossy, as a photo
- Lipstick choice
- Common photo finish
- Alternative to a glossy finish
- Nonreflective, in a way
- Lacking gloss
Last Seen In
- LA Times - December 12, 2025
- Daily American - November 13, 2025
- New York Times - November 06, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 03, 2025
- Penny Dell Sunday - October 05, 2025
- LA Times - September 19, 2025
- Daily American - July 06, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 02, 2025
- LA Times - May 09, 2025
- Daily American - April 24, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - March 16, 2025
- Penny Dell Sunday - March 02, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - December 13, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - November 29, 2024
- New York Times - October 16, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - September 26, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - September 06, 2024
- USA Today - August 27, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - July 06, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - July 05, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - April 25, 2024
- LA Times - April 06, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - April 06, 2024
- USA Today - March 23, 2024
- New York Times - February 22, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - February 20, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - January 28, 2024
- New York Times - January 02, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - November 17, 2023
- Daily American - November 13, 2023
- And in 293 more crossword puzzles...