glassiness


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glass·y

(glăs′ē)
adj. glass·i·er, glass·i·est
1. Characteristic of or resembling glass.
2. Lifeless; expressionless: "the face changing to a demon's face with a fixed glassy grin" (Katherine Anne Porter).
glass′i·ly adv.
glass′i·ness n.
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Translations
زُجاجِيَّه، جُمود النَّظْرَه
sklovitost
glasagtighed
üvegszerûség
e-î sem líkist gleri
sklovitosť
cama benzerlikifadesizlik

glass

(glaːs) noun
1. a hard usually breakable transparent substance. The bottle is made of glass; (also adjective) a glass bottle. glas زُجاج стъкло vidro sklo; skleněný das Glas, Glas-... glas; glas- γυαλί vidrio klaas شیشه lasi verre זכוכית कांच staklo üveg kaca gler vetro; di vetro ガラス 유리 stiklas; stiklinis stikls; stikla- kaca glas; glazen glass kieliszek, szklanka ګيلاس، ښيښه . vidro (de/din) sticlă стекло sklo; sklený steklo staklo glas แก้ว cam 玻璃 скло شیشہ thuỷ tinh 玻璃
2. a usually tall hollow object made of glass, used for drinking. There are six glasses on the tray; sherry-glasses. glas كأس زُجاجي чаша copo sklenice das Glas glas ποτήρι vaso, copa klaas لیوان juomalasi verre כוס पीने का बर्तन čaša pohár gelas glas bicchiere コップ 유리잔 stiklinė glāze gelas glas glass lustro ګيلاس copo pahar стакан; рюмка; бокал pohár(ik) kozarec čaša glas แก้วน้ํา bardak, kadeh 玻璃杯 склянка کانچ کا جام cái cốc, cái ly 玻璃杯
3. (also ˈlooking-glass) a mirror. spieël مِرآه огледало espelho zrcadlo der Spiegel spejl καθρέφτης espejo peegel آینه peili glace, miroir מערה शीशा ogledalo, zrcalo tükör cermin spegill specchio 鏡 거울 veidrodis spogulis cermin spiegel speil barometr ګيلاس espelho oglindă зеркало zrkadlo ogledalo ogledalo spegel กระจก ayna 鏡子 дзеркало, люстерко آئینہ gương soi 镜子
4. a barometer, or the atmospheric pressure shown by one. The glass is falling. barometer تِلِسْكوب: مِقْراب барометър barômetro barometr das Barometer barometer βαρόμετρο barómetro ilmaklaas فشار سنج ilmapuntari baromètre מד-כובד बैरोमीटर barometar barométer barometer loftvog barometro 晴雨計 기압계 barometras barometrs barometer barometer barometer okulary اټمو سفير دفشار سنجولو اّله: دتحول او بدلون نخښه barómetro baro­metru барометр barometer barometer, zračni pritisk barometar barometer บารอมิเตอร์ barometre 氣壓計 барометр ماحول کا دباؤ یا اس کی پیمائش کا آلہ cái phong vũ biểu 气压计
ˈglasses noun plural
spectacles. brille نَظّارات очила óculos brýle die Brille briller γυαλιά, διόπτρες gafas prillid عینک lasit lunettes משקפיים चश्मा naočale szemüveg kacamata gleraugu occhiali めがね 안경 akiniai brilles cermin mata bril briller szklanka عینک óculos ochelari очки okuliare očala naočari glasögon แว่นตา gözlük 眼鏡 окуляри چشمہ kính đeo mắt 眼镜
ˈglassful noun
the amount that a drinking-glass will hold. Pour in two glassfuls of water. glasvol ملء الكأس съдържанието на една чаша copo cheio sklenice (plná) das Glasvoll glas ποτήρι vaso klaasitäis به اندازه یک لیوان پر lasillinen verre כוס מלאה ग्लास में आने लायक मात्रा puna čaša pohárnyi segelas glasfylli bicchiere コップ一杯の 컵 한 잔 stiklinė glāze (kā mērvienība) gelas penuh glas glass szklanka يوډك ګيلاس copo cheio pa­har (plin) стакан (plný) pohár poln kozarec puna čaša glas เต็มแก้ว bir bardak dolusu... 一杯的容量 склянка ایک گلاس میں مشروب کی کل مقدار lượng một cốc nước chứa được 一杯的容量
ˈglassy adjective
1. not showing any expression. a glassy stare. glaserige جامِدَه безжизнен vítreo skelný, apatický glasig udtryksløs; glasagtig ανέκφραστος vidrioso klaasistunud سرد و بی روح lasinen vitreux זגוגי निर्भाव staklast üveges hampa, tanpa ekspresi sviplaus, dauflegur vitreo 生気のない 생기가 없는 stiklinis stiklains; stīvs kosong glazig glassaktig, uttrykksløs szklisty ښيښه ئې ( دجمع په حالت كې ) عينكې vítreo sticlos тусклый sklený steklen, srep bezizražajan glasartad, stel ไม่ยินดียินร้าย ifadesiz, boş 呆滯的 скляний, тьмяний سپاٹ đờ đẫn 呆滞的
2. like glass. a glassy sea. helder, spieëlgladde زُجاجي، كالزُّجاج като стъкло cristalino jako zrcadlo klar glasagtig σαν γυαλί vítreo, cristalino klaasjas, peegelsile زلال lasimainen uni comme un miroir כמו זכוכית कांच की तरह staklen üvegszerű seperti cermin spegilsléttur cristallino, trasparente 鏡のような 유리 같은 stiklinis (par ūdens virsmu) gluds; spoguļgluds berkaca-kaca glasachtig speilblank, glassklar szklisty زلال cristalino ca oglinda зеркальный ako zrkadlo prozoren, prosojen staklast spegelblank เหมือนแก้ว cam gibi 玻璃般的 склоподібний, склистий شفاف như gương 象玻璃的
ˈglassiness noun
glasagtigheid زُجاجِيَّه، جُمود النَّظْرَه безжизненост brilho sklovitost die Klarheit glasagtighed έλλειψη εκφραστικότητας, απάθεια vidriosidad, aspecto cristalino klaasitaolisus شفافیت lasimaisuus aspect vitreux זגוגי कांच जैसा prozirnost üvegszerűség sifat seperti kaca e-ð sem líkist gleri vetrosità; trasparenza 鏡のような状態 유리질 lygumas, išraiškos nebuvimas stiklainums; gludums sifat yang berkaca-kaca glazigheid, glasachtigheid glassaktighet szklistość روښان brilho aspect sticlos тусклость; зеркальность sklovitosť steklenost bezizražajnost glasaktighet, glansighet ความไม่ยินดียินร้าย cama benzerlik; ifadesizlik 明淨 склоподібність شفافیت، نفاست vẻ đờ đẫn 明净
glasses , meaning spectacles, is plural: His reading glasses are broken .
but a pair of glasses takes a singular verb: A pair of glasses has been found .
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