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glassy

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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).

glassi·ly adv.
glassi·ness n.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
empty - holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours"
3.glassyglassy - (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"
ceramics - the art of making and decorating pottery
shiny, glazed - having a shiny surface or coating; "glazed fabrics"; "glazed doughnuts"

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 etcspiegelglatt; eye, lookglasig; glassy-eyed (look)glasig; to be glassy-eyedeinen glasigen Blick haben; to stare at somebody glassy-eyedjdn mit glasigem Blick anstarren
glassy [ˈglɑːsɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (sea, lake) → come uno specchio; (eye, look) → vitreo/a
glassy [ˈglɑːsɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (sea, lake) → come uno specchio; (eye, look) → vitreo/a


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The maid wept all night long, and said, 'I freed you in the wild wood out of the iron stove; I have sought you, and have crossed a glassy mountain, three sharp swords, and a great lake before I found you, and will you not hear me now?
The hated whale has the round watery world to swim in, as the small gold-fish has its glassy globe.
The river above the dam was a glassy lake with all the loveliness of blue heaven and green shore reflected in its surface; the fall was a swirling wonder of water, ever pouring itself over and over inexhaustibly in luminous golden gushes that lost themselves in snowy depths of foam.
 
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