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glassiness

6.0

A smooth, shiny, brittle look or feel like glass

noun
/ˈɡlæsɪnəs/

: brillo

Her eyes had a glassiness that suggested she was not fully present during the conversation.

And you could see here, it's starting to the glassiness is coming through.

Examples

The glassiness of the surface made it difficult to determine how deep the water was.
And you could see here, it's starting to the glassiness is coming through.

Michelle Phan
It's so fast that the tiny shards of chocolatiness and glassiness actually destroyed the third pane.
The artist captured the glassiness of the sculpture with a flawless polish.

Synonyms

gloss

vsglassiness

24 3.8

A smooth shiny appearance on a surface

refers to the surface being hard and brittle in material quality

polish

vsglassiness

7 3.7

The state of being smooth and shiny

describes inherent hard brittle quality rather than a surface finish

glossiness

vsglassiness

1 4.1

A smooth, shiny surface that reflects light

emphasizes hard brittle quality like window or mirror material

shininess

vsglassiness

1 2.0

How bright and smooth a surface is when it sends back light

focuses on hard brittle material quality rather than mere shine

specularity

vsglassiness

Specialized

9.4

How much a surface reflects light and looks shiny

highlights physical hardness and brittleness rather than optical reflection

How Shiny

glossiness

1 4.1

glassiness

6.0

sheen

48 4.2

dullness

1 2.2

Surface Forms

glassiness singular

glassinesses plural

Morphology

glassiness = glassy (transparent) = glass + y + ness

Formed by the adjective 'glassy' + the noun-forming suffix '-ness', yielding the quality 'being glass-like', which is directly derivable.

Etymology

The word glassiness comes from the simple word glass and the ending -ness that makes a quality. It means being 'smooth, shiny, or brittle like glass', so you can think of a very shiny floor or a fragile porcelain piece to remember it.