Definition of GLASSY

glassy

Plural: glassies

Adjective Satellite

  • resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness; ; - Willa Cather
    • "the glassy surface of the lake"
    • "the pavement was...glassy with water"
  • (used of eyes) lacking liveliness
    • "a glassy stare"
  • (of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it
    • "glassy porcelain"

Adj

  • Of or like glass, especially in being smooth and somewhat reflective.
  • Of or like glass, especially in being smooth and somewhat reflective.
  • Lacking any chop; smooth and mostly flat.
  • Including a lot of glass.
  • Including a lot of glass.
  • Extensively glazed.
  • Dull; expressionless; lifeless.

Noun

  • A glass marble.

Adjective

  • Resembling glass in smoothness, transparency, or luster.

Examples

  • a fair day on a glassy sea
  • a resin tabletop with a glassy polish
  • architecture enamored of glass and steel, where glassier meant classier
  • His opponent’s glassy stare indicated a deep calculation rather than a simple bluff.
  • the glassy eyes of a person in a trance

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English glasy, equivalent to glass + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian glääsich (“glassy”), Dutch glazig (“glassy”), German Low German glasig (“glassy”), German glasig (“glassy”).

Scrabble Score: 10

glassy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
glassy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
glassy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

glassy: valid Words With Friends Word