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glassy

[glas-ee, glah-see] / ˈglæs i, ˈglɑ si /
ADJECTIVE
polished, smooth
Synonyms
STRONGEST
glazed icy shiny sleek
WEAK
burnished clear glazy glossy hyaline hyaloid lustrous slick slippery transparent vitreous vitric
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dull rough
WEAK
rugged shining smiling uneven
ADJECTIVE
expressionless, especially
Synonyms
STRONGEST
glazed
WEAK
cold dazed dull empty fixed lifeless referring to eyes blank stupid vacant
Antonyms
WEAK
rough rugged shining smiling uneven

Example Sentences

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Mint.com founder and former CEO Aaron Patzer purchased his modern, glassy, five-bedroom home on 22 acres of oceanfront property—located about an hour’s drive north of Auckland, New Zealand—for $2 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Researchers also detected rare inclusions of lechatelierite, a high temperature glassy silica that forms during extreme heating, further confirming an impact origin.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026

And yet for all the cursing and swagger and bluster, there was an unmistakable air of anxiety pervading the glassy convention center.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025

Lower eyelid surgery, inspired by the glassy gaze of anime heroines, widens the eyes for an innocent, childlike look.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025

He pointed to the glassy water just ahead of them and then to a patch far ahead where little ripples danced in the sunlight.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt