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glazed

glazed

5.8
Having eyes that look dull and do not show emotion
  • adjective
  • /ɡleɪzd/
translation icon : vidrioso
  • He wore an abstracted look, the eyes half glazed, jaw slack.

That that is that steely someone with glazed eyes and just the book learning thing.

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Examples

  • After staring at the screen for hours, she felt her vision blur, and her eyes became glazed.

  • Your fog glazed over eyes can't see that far.

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  • That that is that steely someone with glazed eyes and just the book learning thing.

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  • Why were we glazed with discontent and stress and depression?

  • The student's expression turned glazed as the teacher droned on about the complex theory.

  • His glazed gaze suggested that he was lost in thought and not focused on the conversation.

Synonyms

glassy
vsglazed
10 4.8

Eyes that look dull and show no feeling

appears dull and unfocused rather than shiny and reflective
glasslike
vsglazed
5.0

Eyes that look dull and show no feeling

is more about eyes that look unfocused rather than simply blank

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 Glassy

glazed
5.8
vacant
  • Offensive
18 4.1

Surface Forms

glazed positive

Morphology

glazed = glaze (semi-transparent) = glaze + ed

The 'dull, expressionless eyes' sense is a metaphorical extension from the literal shiny/glassy appearance, so it is somewhat predictable but figurative.

Etymology

Glazed comes from an old word for glass, and a helpful image is to think of someone's eyes becoming 'glass'-like; they are shiny but show no feeling. That's why 'glazed' eyes mean dull or unfocused eyes.