matte

Adjective

• not reflecting light; not glossy
  • flat wall paint
    
  • a photograph with a matte finish
    

Noun

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

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  flat , mat , matt , matted , flatness , lusterlessness , lustrelessness , felt , felt up , mat up , matt-up , matte up