🪟 Like glass 😐 Emotionless look

glasslike

5.0

Eyes that look dull and show no feeling

adjective
/ˈɡlæsˌlaɪk/

: vidrioso

He stared into the distance with a glasslike expression, lost in thought.

Examples

That and the clear, almost glasslike eyes.

Fiction book (1998)
Her gaze was cold and glasslike, revealing nothing of her true feelings.
The patient's eyes were glasslike and unfocused, indicating a deep state of shock.

Synonyms

glassy

vsglasslike

10 4.8

Eyes that look dull and show no feeling

is dull and emotionless rather than shiny or reflective

glass-like

vsglasslike

1 3.8

It looks and feels like smooth clear glass

is about a dull emotionless look not physical material likeness

glazed

vsglasslike

5.8

Having eyes that look dull and do not show emotion

is expressionless but not necessarily unfocused

Antonyms

expressive

41 3.4

Showing feelings and ideas clearly in the face or voice

animated

30 3.7

Being full of life and energy

How Emotionless

glasslike

5.0

vacant

Offensive

18 4.1

reserved

3.7

Surface Forms

glasslike positive

Morphology

glasslike = glass (semi-transparent) = glass + like

The word clearly means 'like glass', but the specific sense of a dull, emotionless gaze is a metaphorical extension rather than a fully literal comparison.

Etymology

Glasslike comes from glass (the clear, shiny material used for windows and bottles) and the ending -like, which means 'similar to'. Think of someone's eyes like 'glass eyes'—cold, fixed, and without feeling—so 'glasslike' eyes look dull and expressionless.