glassy

CEFRC1

/ˈɡlɑːsi/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Like glass, especially smooth, shiny, or without expression.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Including a lot of glass.

Examples

  • Ziri's eyes were glassy like the eyes of a doll.

  • a fair day on a glassy sea

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Of or like glass, especially in being smooth and somewhat reflective.

  2. Lacking any chop; smooth and mostly flat.

  3. Extensively glazed.

More examples

In context

  • a resin tabletop with a glassy polish

  • architecture enamored of glass and steel, where glassier meant classier

  • The sea was glassy.

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After the rain, the lake's surface was very calm and blank like a mirror.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English glasy, equivalent to glass + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian glääsich (“glassy”), Dutch glazig (“glassy”), German Low German glasig (“glassy”), German glasig (“glassy”).