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glassiness

7.3

A dull, unfocused look in the eyes often caused by illness or shock

noun
/ˈɡlæsɪnəs/

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Alcohol can cause temporary glassiness in a person's eyes.

Examples

The patient's glassiness suggested he was in shock.
She looked at him with a glassiness in her eyes.
The glassiness in his eyes made the doctor suspect he was running a high fever.
After hearing the shocking news, a strange glassiness came over her expression.
His eyes showed a glassiness that indicated he was not fully present in the moment.
The glassiness in her eyes suggested that she had been crying recently.
After the accident, a glassiness appeared in his eyes as he struggled to comprehend what had happened.

Synonyms

bleariness

vsglassiness

6.7

A tired, unfocused feeling in the eyes that makes your sight blurry

is more linked to illness, shock, or intoxication rather than tiredness

Antonyms

brightness

41 1.0

How much light something gives or how close it looks to white

clarity

30 2.7

How easy it is to see through something like clean water

How Glazed

glassiness

7.3

vacant

Offensive

18 4.1

Surface Forms

glassiness singular

glassinesses plural

Morphology

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

Derived from 'glassy' (describing a glazed or unfocused appearance) with the suffix '-ness' to indicate the quality, a direct and common derivation.

Etymology

The word glassiness also comes from glass because a dull or 'glazed' look in the eyes can remind you of glass. That's why 'glassiness' describes a blank, shiny, or unfocused appearance in someone's eyes.