glassy
adjective
resembling glass, as in transparency or smoothness.
glassiness
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a word derived from
glassy.
Example Sentences
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Near the end, crunchy grinding gave way to balletic glassiness.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2022
“Fratres” is all glassiness, and it too has been a moody choice for filmmakers, the sound of what can’t be said, be it a documentary about Auschwitz or a feature set in New York City.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2021
Though his face was unlined and his skin glowed, there was a fleeting glassiness in his eyes.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 2, 2019
Their eyes all have a weird glassiness, and their mouths appear disconnected from their faces.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 5, 2019
The flat glassiness in his eyes, the slump to his shoulders, worried her.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
