glassy | ||
1. | [ adjective ] used of eyes lacking liveliness | |
Synonyms: | glazed | |
Examples: | "empty eyes" "a glassy stare" "his eyes were glazed over with boredom" |
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Related terms: | empty | |
2. | [ adjective ] resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness | |
Examples: | "the glassy surface of the lake" "the pavement was...glassy with water"- Willa Cather |
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Related terms: | smooth | |
3. | [ adjective ] (of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it | |
Synonyms: | vitrified vitreous | |
Examples: | "glazed pottery" "glassy porcelain" "hard vitreous china used for plumbing fixtures" |
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Related terms: | ceramics glazed | |
Similar spelling: |
glass glossy gloss glass_eye Glassco Glis glossa Glasco Galasso |