glassy
Of or like glass, especially in being smooth and somewhat reflectiveOf or like glass, especially in being smooth and somewhat reflective.
» Gabriel skipped rocks across the lake's glassy surface.
Meaning
5 sensesOf or like glass, especially in being smooth and somewhat reflective.
a resin tabletop with a glassy polish
скляни́йskljanýj, склоподі́бнийsklopodíbnyj, склови́днийsklovýdnyj
Of or like glass, especially in being smooth and somewhat reflective.
(not comparable)Lacking any chop; smooth and mostly flat.
a fair day on a glassy sea
Including a lot of glass.
Including a lot of glass.
Extensively glazed.
architecture enamored of glass and steel, where glassier meant classier
Dull; expressionless; lifeless.
the glassy eyes of a person in a trance
остекленевшийosteklenevšij
скляни́йskljanýj, оскляні́лийoskljanílyj
- (used of eyes) lacking liveliness
- (of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it
- resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness
Examples
5 sentencesGabriel skipped rocks across the lake's glassy surface.
Ziri's eyes were glassy like the eyes of a doll.
The sea was glassy.
deDas Meer war spiegelglatt.
The little glassy-eyed creatures may look cute and harmless, but turtles can make people sick.
As far as the horizon you can see sailing boats gliding calmly and silently across the glassy surface of the lake.
deBis zum Horizont sind Segelboote zu sehen. Sie gleiten lautlos und sanft über die spiegelglatte Oberfläche des Sees.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English glasy, equivalent to glass + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian glääsich (“From Middle English glasy, equivalent to glass + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian glääsich (“glassy”), Dutch glazig (“glassy”), German Low German glasig (“glassy”), German glasig (“glassy”).
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Forms
glassier, glassiestSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form