adj · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈɡlɑːsi/
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rhymes with -ɑːsi
US:/ˈɡlæsi/
rhymes with -æsi
CMU ARPABET:G L AE1 S IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or like glass, especially in being smooth and somewhat reflective.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
a resin tabletop with a glassy polish
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of or like glass, especially in being smooth and somewhat reflective.
Lacking any chop; smooth and mostly flat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, nautical, sailing, sports, surfing, transport
Examples
a fair day on a glassy sea
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Including a lot of glass.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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4
adj
Meaning 4
Including a lot of glass.
Extensively glazed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
architecture enamored of glass and steel, where glassier meant classier
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adj
Meaning 5
Dull; expressionless; lifeless.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
the glassy eyes of a person in a trance
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Synonyms: none provided
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6
noun
Meaning 6
A glass marble.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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7
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
(used of eyes) lacking liveliness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
empty eyes
a glassy stare
his eyes were glazed over with boredom
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: glazed
Antonyms: none provided
8
adjective satellite
Meaning 8
(of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
glazed pottery
glassy porcelain
hard vitreous china used for plumbing fixtures
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: vitreous, vitrified
Antonyms: none provided
9
adjective satellite
Meaning 9
resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness- Willa Cather
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the glassy surface of the lake
the pavement was...glassy with water
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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”).
Across languages
Translations
42 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
стъ́клен
(stǎ́klen)
— of or like glass
Bulgarian:
стъклови́ден
(stǎklovíden)
— of or like glass
Danish:
glasagtig
— of or like glass
Dutch:
glasachtig
— of or like glass
Dutch:
glazig
— of or like glass
Finnish:
lasinen
— of or like glass
Galician:
vidroso
— of or like glass
Galician:
vítreo
— of or like glass
Hungarian:
üveges
— of or like glass
Hungarian:
üveg-
— of or like glass
Italian:
vitreo
— of or like glass
Italian:
vetrato
— of or like glass
Latin:
vitreus
— of or like glass
Latvian:
stiklveida
— of or like glass
Norwegian Bokmål:
glassaktig
— of or like glass
Norwegian Bokmål:
speilblank
— of or like glass
Polish:
szklany
— of or like glass
Spanish:
vidrioso
— of or like glass
Spanish:
vítreo
— of or like glass
Swedish:
glasig
— of or like glass
Swedish:
spegelblank
— of or like glass
Turkish:
camsı
— of or like glass
Ukrainian:
скляни́й
(skljanýj)
— of or like glass
Ukrainian:
склоподі́бний
(sklopodíbnyj)
— of or like glass
Ukrainian:
склови́дний
(sklovýdnyj)
— of or like glass