glassy (redirected from glassies)

glass·y  (gls)

adj. glass·i·er, glass·i·est

1. Characteristic of or resembling glass.

2. Lifeless; expressionless: "the face changing to a demon's face with a fixed glassy grin" (Katherine Anne Porter).

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glassi·ly adv.

glassi·ness n.

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glassy [ˈglɑːsɪ]

adj glassier, glassiest

1. resembling glass, esp in smoothness, slipperiness, or transparency

2. void of expression, life, or warmth a glassy stare

glassily  adv

glassiness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	glassy - resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness; "the glassy surface of the lake"; "the pavement was...glassy with water"- Willa Cather smooth - having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror"
	2.	glassy - (used of eyes) lacking liveliness; "empty eyes"; "a glassy stare"; "his eyes were glazed over with boredom" glazed empty - holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours"
	3.	glassy - (of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it; "glazed pottery"; "glassy porcelain"; "hard vitreous china used for plumbing fixtures" vitrified, vitreous ceramics - the art of making and decorating pottery shiny, glazed - having a shiny surface or coating; "glazed fabrics"; "glazed doughnuts"

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glassy

adjective

1. smooth, clear, slick, shiny, glossy, transparent, slippery glassy green pebbles

2. expressionless, cold, fixed, empty, dull, blank, glazed, vacant, dazed, lifeless There was a remote, glassy look in his eyes.

Translations

glassy [ˈglɑːsɪ] ADJ (glassier (compar) (glassiest (superl))) [substance] → vítreo; [surface] → liso; [water] → espejado; [eye, look] → vidrioso

glassy [ˈglɑːsi] adj

[eyes, stare] (because of drugs, alcohol) → vitreux/euse

(= smooth) → lisse

glassy

adj (+er) surface, sea etc → spiegelglatt; eye, look → glasig; glassy-eyed (look) → glasig; to be glassy-eyed → einen glasigen Blick haben; to stare at somebody glassy-eyed → jdn mit glasigem Blick anstarren

glassy [ˈglɑːsɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (sea, lake) → come uno specchio; (eye, look) → vitreo/a

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glassy [ˈglɑːsɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (sea, lake) → come uno specchio; (eye, look) → vitreo/a