glassy

English

a glassy building.

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”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɡlɑːsi/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːsi
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɡlæsi/
  • Rhymes: -æsi

Adjective

glassy (comparative glassier, superlative glassiest)

  1. Of or like glass, in particular smooth and (somewhat) reflective.
  2. Dull, expressionless.
    Glassy eyes suggest a broken spirit
  3. (surfing, of water, not comparable) Lacking any chop; smooth and mostly flat.

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Translations

Noun

glassy (plural glassies)

  1. (Ulster) Glass marble.

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