excuse vs gloss

gloss vs excuse

excuse and gloss both are nouns.

excuse and gloss both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
excuse	Yes	No	Yes	No
gloss	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, gloss is a hyponym of excuse; that is, gloss is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than excuse:

excuse: defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
gloss: give a deceptive explanation or excuse for

Other hyponyms of excuse include color, colour, plead, extenuate, mitigate, palliate.

excuse (noun)	gloss (noun)
a poor example	the property of being smooth and shiny
a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.	an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
a note explaining an absence	an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
	an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field

excuse (verb)	gloss (verb)
accept an excuse for	provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning	provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with	give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
serve as a reason or cause or justification of	give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing
grant exemption or release to
ask for permission to be released from an engagement

Difference between excuse and gloss

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