glazed

American

[gleyzd] / gleɪzd /

adjective

having a surface covered with a glaze; lustrous; smooth; glassy.
fitted or set with glass.
having a fixed, dazed, or lifeless expression.

Synonyms:

expressionless, dim, dull, glassy

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Etymology

Origin of glazed

First recorded in 1520–30; glaze + -ed ²

Explanation

Something with a glossy, shiny surface is glazed. Your favorite doughnuts might be glazed with icing, and your least favorite kind of road to drive on could be glazed with ice after a winter storm. Glazed pottery is coated with a smooth and gleaming layer. You can also use the adjective glazed to describe a person's emotionless or glassy eyes, or windows that are fitted with panes of glass. All of these meanings come from the verb glaze, a variation on the Middle English glasen, which means both "to fit with glass" and "to make shine."

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I just know they’re the type of people who love a good board game — one with rules that take a half-hour to explain, by which time their guests’ eyes have glazed over.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

We started with a few appetizers, including Fischer-Farms Bacon, sweet and slightly spiced hunks of pork belly, glazed and absolutely indulgent.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

Nichols’s large donation of ceramics to the museum included an Izumo ware teapot glazed in the creamy buttermilk hue that distinguishes its type.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

For the Charlotte-based maker of glazed doughnuts, 2025 has turned out a very difficult year.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

In the refrigerator, we found eggs and milk and a pink box of glazed doughnuts.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

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