glassy
/ˈɡlæsi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.78 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or like glass, especially in being smooth and somewhat reflective.
adj
Of or like glass, especially in being smooth and somewhat reflective.
adj
Example Sentences
- "a resin tabletop with a glassy polish"
- "a fair day on a glassy sea"
- "It was blowing about 15 knots, which is considered fairly glassy for the west Coast."
- "architecture enamored of glass and steel, where glassier meant classier"
- "Every time there's a major technological outage, […] speculation quickly erupts blaming a possible cyberattack. […] mostly, the sentiment of cyber observers is that it's a bad idea to jump to conclusions, especially publicly. ¶ "If we keep crying wolf, then we lose the ability to educate and solve real problems," Bryson Bort, founder of the cybersecurity company Scythe, told me. "We live in the glassiest house in the world with our reliance on information systems.""
- "the glassy eyes of a person in a trance"
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”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡlæsi/
- British English: /ˈɡlɑːsi/