glasslike
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4.1
- adjective
- /ˈɡlæsˌlaɪk/
:
vidrioso
- On calm days, the lake's surface is glasslike, perfectly reflecting the trees and sky above.
Examples
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The artist achieved a stunning glasslike finish on the sculpture, making it appear both smooth and shiny.
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"Look," said Keane grimly, pointing to the glasslike barrier.
Fiction book (1992) -
"They bent to their oars and sent the heavy boat steadily over the glasslike water of the Adriatic.
Fiction book (1993) -
Twin phalanxes of elven warriors, standing on the glasslike floor, greeted them, bearing gleaming halberds held upright to form two rows of weapons.
Fiction book (1992) -
Burned to unconsciousness, paralyzed, and tangled in his parachute, which buoys him up with air pockets in its glasslike yellow fabric that shines in the ocean.
Fiction book (1995) -
She loved the glasslike quality of the new windows, which allowed natural light to flood the room.
Synonyms
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3.9
A surface that is smooth and shiny like glass
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6.3
Very clear and see-through so you can see fine details
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3.8
It looks and feels like smooth clear glass
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8.5
Having a smooth, shiny, and slightly see-through surface like glass
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9.9
Clear and see-through like glass
A thing that looks and feels like glass, smooth and shiny
Having a clear, glass-like appearance
Very clear and bright like a piece of glass
Antonyms
How Glassy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Glasslike comes from glass (the clear, hard material used for windows and bottles) and the ending -like, which means 'similar to'. So, something described as 'glasslike' has the clear, smooth, shiny, or fragile quality of glass and can look hard or break easily.