glossiness vs glaze

glossiness and glaze both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
glossiness	Yes	No	No	No
glaze	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, glaze is a hyponym of glossiness; that is, glaze is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than glossiness:

Other hyponyms of glossiness include French polish.

glossiness (noun)	glaze (noun)
the property of being smooth and shiny	a coating for ceramics, metal, etc.
	a glossy finish on a fabric
	any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods

glossiness (verb)	glaze (verb)
	become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance
	coat with a glaze
	coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze
	furnish with glass