English Explanatory Dictionary

glassy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or like glass, especially in being smooth and somewhat reflective.
  2. Lacking any chop; smooth and mostly flat.
  3. Including a lot of glass.
  4. Extensively glazed.
  5. Dull; expressionless; lifeless.
noun
  1. A glass marble.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡlɑːsi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-glassy.wav /ˈɡlæsi/

Word forms

glassy glassier glassiest glassies glassie glasser

Etymology

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

Derived words

glassily glassiness glassy carbon glassy-eyed glassy feldspar glassyheaded nonglassy

Translations

Bulgarian: стъ́клен Bulgarian: стъклови́ден Danish: glasagtig Dutch: glasachtig Dutch: glazig Finnish: lasinen Galician: vidroso Galician: vítreo Hungarian: üveges Hungarian: üveg- Italian: vitreo Italian: vetrato Latin: vitreus Latvian: stiklveida Norwegian Bokmål: glassaktig Norwegian Bokmål: speilblank Polish: szklany Spanish: vidrioso Spanish: vítreo Swedish: glasig Swedish: spegelblank Turkish: camsı Ukrainian: скляни́й Ukrainian: склоподі́бний Ukrainian: склови́дний
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