The spellings matte in British English, and matte or mat in American English are also used. A matt colour, paint, or surface is dull rather than shiny. a creamy white matt emulsion. matt black. Matthew. matt paint, colour, or photographs have a dull surface, not shiny gloss (mat, from , , from mattus )
drab, dull, flat Light rays are scattered instead of reflected so the hair will not shine