matte in WordNet English dictionary

1. change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
   "The fabric felted up after several washes"
   felt  felt up  mat up  matt-up  matte up  matte  mat 
   

1. not reflecting light; not glossy
   "flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish"
   flat  mat  matt  matte  matted 
   

1. the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
   flatness  lusterlessness  lustrelessness  mat  matt  matte 
   
2. a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted
   matte