glassy
glassy
Definition
glassy (glas′ē, gläs′ē)
adjective glass′i·er, glass′i·est
- like glass, as in smoothness or transparency
- expressionless or lifeless a glassy stare
Etymology: ME glasi
glass′i·ly adverb
glass′i·ness noun
glassy
Synonyms
glassy
Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- almost: There was a bigger swell and shore break, but the water was smooth - almost glassy - good conditions for a swim.
- perfectly: They form the passage from the perfectly glassy portions, to those nearly homogeneous and stony, with only an obscure concretionary structure.
- so: His eyes were so glassy and quite unnerved me.
Modifies a noun
- feldspar: I picked up some specimens, with much glassy feldspar, approaching in character to trachyte.
- stare: The Tiber sends back a glassy stare in the darkness.
- polymer: Glassy polymers In a glassy polymer, all the molecules are fixed firmly in position.
- sea: Looking across the glassy calm sea at the mouth of Newhaven Harbor.
- appearance: Foam of glassy appearance, perhaps scattered white horses.
- surface: Bringing the cruel lash to bear with extreme violence, he sent the dogs howling out upon the glassy surface.
Used with adjective complement
Browse dictionary entries near glassy
- glasswort
- glassworm
- glasswork
- glassware
- glassmaker
- glassine
- glasshouse
- glassful
- glasses
- glass wool
- Glaswegian
- glatt kosher
- glauco-
- glaucoma
- glauconite
- glaucous
- glaucous gull
- glaze
- glazed
- glazier
