Glassy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

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SKIP TO CONTENT glassy /ˈglæsi/ IPA guide

Other forms: glassily; glassier; glassiest

If your eyes are glassy, they're lifeless, glazed and emotionless. A stuffed teddy bear has glassy eyes, and so does an overtired toddler.

You might spend a glassy-eyed hour every morning before you've completely woken up and are ready to start your day. You can also describe shiny, glossy substances as glassy: "The glassy surface of the ice-covered sidewalk made her walk with tiny, careful steps." Glassy comes from the Old English glæs, "glass," and its Proto-Indo-European root ghel-, "to shine."

Definitions of glassy

adjective (used of eyes) lacking liveliness “a glassy stare” synonyms: glazed empty holding or containing nothing
adjective resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness “the glassy surface of the lake” “"the pavement was...glassy with water"- Willa Cather” synonyms: smooth having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
adjective (of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it “glassy porcelain” synonyms: vitreous, vitrified glazed, shiny having a shiny surface or coating

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