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It is hard being a football loather, a football unfan. I sometimes feel as lonely as the sole survivor in the last reel of a Zombie film, as, one by one, old friends reveal themselves, with their glassy stares and outstretched arms, to have succumbed to the lure.
Craig Brown

Meaning of "glassy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GLASSY

glassy  [ˈɡlɑːsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GLASSY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Glassy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GLASSY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Glass

Glass is an amorphous solid material that exhibits a glass transition, which is the reversible transition in amorphous materials from a hard and relatively brittle state into a molten or rubber-like state. Glasses are typically brittle and can be optically transparent. The most familiar type of glass is soda-lime glass, which is composed of about 75% silicon dioxide, sodium oxide from sodium carbonate, lime, and several minor additives. The term glass is often used to refer only to this specific material. Silicate glass generally has the property of being transparent. Because of this, it has a great many applications. One of its primary uses is as a building material, traditionally as small panes set into window openings in walls, but in the 20th-century often as the major cladding material of many large buildings. Because glass can be formed or moulded into any shape, and also because it is a sterile product, it has been traditionally used for vessels: bowls, vases, bottles, jars and glasses. In its most solid forms it has also been used for paperweights, marbles, and beads.

Definition of glassy in the English dictionary

The definition of glassy in the dictionary is resembling glass, esp in smoothness, slipperiness, or transparency. Other definition of glassy is void of expression, life, or warmth.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GLASSY


Adivasi
ˈɑːdɪˌvɑːsɪ
arsey
ˈɑːsɪ
arsy
ˈɑːsɪ
brassy
ˈbrɑːsɪ
chaprassi
tʃʌˈprɑːsɪ
classy
ˈklɑːsɪ
dalasi
dəˈlɑːsɪ
darcy
ˈdɑːsɪ
farcy
ˈfɑːsɪ
grassy
ˈɡrɑːsɪ
Likasi
lɪˈkɑːsɪ
sanyasi
sʌnˈjɑːsɪ
unclassy
ʌnˈklɑːsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GLASSY

glassful
glasshouse
glassier
glassiest
glassify
glassily
glassine
glassiness
glassless
glasslike
glassman
glassmen
glasspaper
glassware
glasswork
glassworks
glassworm
glasswort
glassy-eyed
glassyheaded

WORDS THAT END LIKE GLASSY

ambassy
ampassy
bassy
Christmassy
embassy
gassy
Jassy
massy
morassy
Passy
sassy
Tassy

Synonyms and antonyms of glassy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GLASSY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «glassy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of glassy

Translation of «glassy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GLASSY

Find out the translation of glassy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of glassy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «glassy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vítreo
570 millions of speakers

English

glassy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेजान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زجاجي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

стекловидный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vítreo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাচের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vitreux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berkaca keras
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

glasig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ガラス状の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Glassy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

láng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கண்ணாடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निर्जीव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

camsı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vetroso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szklisty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

склоподібний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sticlos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υαλώδη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

glasagtige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

glasartad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

glassaktig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of glassy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GLASSY»

The term «glassy» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.794 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GLASSY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about glassy

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2 QUOTES WITH «GLASSY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word glassy.
1
Craig Brown
It is hard being a football loather, a football unfan. I sometimes feel as lonely as the sole survivor in the last reel of a Zombie film, as, one by one, old friends reveal themselves, with their glassy stares and outstretched arms, to have succumbed to the lure.
2
Gary Zukav
The coming and going of the seasons give us more than the springtimes, summers, autumns, and winters of our lives. It reflects the coming and going of the circumstances of our lives like the glassy surface of a pond that shows our faces radiant with joy or contorted with pain.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLASSY»

Discover the use of glassy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to glassy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Physics of Glassy Polymers
Since the publication of the first edition of The Physics of Glassy Polymers there have been substantial developments in both the theory and application of polymer physics, and many new materials have been introduced.
Robert Nobbs Haward, R. J. Young, 1997
2
Glassy Materials and Disordered Solids: An Introduction to ...
This book gives a pedagogical introduction to the physics of amorphous solids and related disordered condensed matter systems.
Kurt Binder, Walter Kob, 2011
3
New Developments in Glassy Nuclear Wasteforms
Based on the authors' recent investigations, this book describes the application of glassy and polyphase composite materials for nuclear waste immobilisation.
Michael I. Ojovan, W. E. Lee, 2007
4
His glassy essence: an autobiography of Charles Sanders Peirce
Largely obscure until after his death, Peirce's life has long been a subject of interest and dispute. Unfortunately, previous biographies often confuse as much as they clarify crucial matters in Peirce's story.
Charles Sanders Peirce, Kenneth Laine Ketner, 1998
5
Glassy, Amorphous and Nano-Crystalline Materials: Thermal ...
The book contains a carefully selected works of fourteen internationally recognized scientists involving the advances of the physics and chemistry of the glassy and amorphous states.
Jaroslav Šesták, Jiří J. Mareš, Pavel Hubík, 2010
6
Thermodynamics of the Glassy State
The core of the book surveys the crucial technique of two-temperature thermodynamics, explains the success of this method in resolving previously paradoxical problems in glasses, and presents exactly solvable models, a physically realistic ...
Luca Leuzzi, Th. M Nieuwenhuizen, 2007
7
The Biology of Science Fiction Cinema
In the 1980s and 1990s, the focus of science fiction films has been DNA. This work of film criticism relates 71 science fiction films to the biological sciences.
Mark C. Glassy, 2005
8
Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature
But man, proud man Dressed in a little brief authority Most ignorant of what he's most assured — His glassy essence — like an angry ape, Plays such fantastic tricks before high Heaven As make the angels weep — who, with our spleens, ...
Richard Rorty, 2009
9
Supercooled Liquid, Bulk Glassy and Nanocrystalline States ...
The MRS Symposium Proceeding series is an internationally recognised reference suitable for researchers and practitioners.
Akihisa Inoue, 2001
10
Complex behaviour of glassy systems: proceedings of the XIV ...
In this book the reader can see how the present theoretical understanding of these subjects is based on similar techniques and approaches hopefully allowing to develop a unifying structure that underlies the physical mechanism.
José-Miguel Rubí, Conrado Pérez-Vicente, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLASSY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term glassy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
NYC's “Fan Cave” Was a Failure. But MLB Found a Better Way to …
A glassy enclosure complete with leather couches, a big plastic slide, and an artillery of TVs tuned to the MLB Network, it looks like the best ... «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Love in a time of conflict
"I never talk about it," he said, his eyes turning immediately glassy with tears he battled to contain. Safaa agreed, "The things I have seen - dead ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
3
Review: Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble opens 40th season with …
It brought together a spectrum of glassy textures in surround-sound: percussion and piano on stage, harmonics on the strings of the violin and ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
4
Police: Driver had open can of beer, son in vehicle
He said he observed Hall's eyes were bloodshot and glassy and an odor of an alcoholic beverage was on his breath. While Hall was looking ... «Sunbury Daily Item, Jul 15»
5
Working to revitalize walleye spawning beds in Mattagami River
They typically weigh around five pounds and are characterized by their glassy eyes and large back fins. “Walleye is a favourite sports fish in ... «Timmins Press, Jul 15»
6
Archie to look like Bieber, what next?
Tintin's 3D version avatar received flak for looking eerily lifelike. Many rued how the character looked very human but possessed glassy eyes ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
7
New royalty crowned at King of Coolum Thundercats race
The second and final day of racing had everything from lead changes to full-blown flips in glassy conditions and a small swell. Brutal 15-20 knot ... «The Sunshine Coast Daily, Jul 15»
8
Nanographene toughens polymeric materials by forming long and …
The toughening effect is more prominent for rubbery polymers than glassy ones due to the high flexibility and mobility of polymer chains. «nanotechweb.org, Jul 15»
9
Soundscapes review – feeble, wrong-headed, and unambitious
Here is that gorgeous crowd-pleaser and Christmas card favourite Lake Keitele, by the Finnish painter Akseli Gallen-Kallela, its glassy waters ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
10
Abington Township police briefs: Week of July 12
The driver, identified as Spencer, was observed to have glassy, bloodshot eyes and slow, slurred speech, police said. Spencer was transported ... «Montgomery Newspapers, Jul 15»

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