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 Wordglassy: 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