glassy
/ˈɡlɑːsi
/adjective (glassier, glassiest)
1Of or resembling glass.
1.1Having the physical properties of glass; vitreous: glassy lavas...
- Volcanoes of the western Hungarian volcanic field also consistently comprise basal glassy pyroclastic units overlain by lavas that cap buttes.
- The outer selvages are glassy and the interior tends to be vesicular under low-water pressures.
- Black, glassy metamict material from each of these locations has historically been referred to as samarskite.
1.2(Of water) having a smooth surface: the glassy grey surface of the lake...
- The clear sky was a startling pink colour, and, as there was not a breath of wind, the glassy surface of the water shone with the same beautiful hue.
- The winter offers still glassy waters with pink morning skies reflected on their surface.
- Rafts of puffins and guillemots bobbed on the glassy surface of the water, and I decided to stay here until we passed the bows of the Inverlane.
Synonyms
smooth, mirror-like, glass-like, gleaming, shining, shiny, sheeny, glossy, polished;
slippery, slick, icy, ice-covered;
clear, crystal clear, transparent, translucent, limpid, pellucid;
calm, still, flat, unruffled, even, waveless, like a millpond
informal slippy
technical vitreous, hyaloid
1.3(Of sound) resembling the sharp noise made when glass is struck: a glassy clink...
- It's not a major drawback since the notes generally come through clearly and realistically, but in louder passages the upper register has a bit of a metallic or glassy sound.
- Sonics are excellent, although higher notes occasionally have a glassy sound.
- My only complaint is that the upper register of the piano sounds unfortunately glassy.
2(Of a person’s eyes or expression) showing no interest or animation: some stare straight ahead with glassy eyes she’d got that glassy look...
- He glanced up at her; his glassy eyes registered no emotion.
- Alissa stared at her with a blank glassy expression.
- His body was limp in her arms and his eyes were glassy and lifeless.
Synonyms
expressionless, glazed, blank, empty, vacant, fixed, unmoving, motionless, emotionless, fishy, impassive, lifeless, wooden, dull, vacuous;
deadpan
noun
(also glassie) dialect A glass marble.Years ago, kids used the alleys to play ‘glassies.’...
- They came in a wide range of qualities: common clays, painted clays, glassies, aggies and even ball bearings.
Derivatives
glassily
- It's not even as if the band is deafening, but everyone's just staring glassily into the middle distance.
- The former dictator, a palace-dwelling billionaire, was the picture of bedraggled abjectness: mouth forced open, eyes staring glassily.
- His face was white, drained, and his eyes stared glassily.
glassiness
/ noun ...- It's a haunting reverberant sound that, in spite of its cool digital sheen and glassiness, feels natural and inviting.
- The lustre of inquiring glance faded swiftly into vacant glassiness.
- The glassiness was quickly disappearing and the usual gleam was returning.