glassiness
Clear, reflective quality
Glassiness is the quality of resembling glass—smooth, shiny, and reflective.
Water has a glassiness when perfectly still.
Eyes take on a glassiness when unfocused or dazed: the glassiness of his stare suggested he wasn't really listening.
The word can describe literal glass-like surfaces or figurative emotional distance.
Soft reflected light
- glossShine or annotation
- sheenSoft surface luster
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- gleamingReflecting light brightly
shimmer · glint · sparkle · reflective · mirrorlike · buffed · sleek · waxed
Allowing vision through
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- crystal-clearCompletely transparent or understandable
- pellucidTransparently clear
- limpidPerfectly clear, unclouded
clear · transparent · diaphanous · crystalline · lucidity · clearness · unclouded · aqueous
luster
Soft reflected light
gleaming · shimmer · glint · sparkle · reflective · mirrorlike · buffed · sleek · waxed · satiny
see-through
Allowing vision through
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- crystal-clearCompletely transparent or understandable
- pellucidTransparently clear
limpid · clear · transparent · diaphanous · crystalline · lucidity · clearness · unclouded · aqueous
vacant
Without an occupant
stare · distant · empty · unseeing · lifeless · stupor · trance · fixed · unblinking · detached
fragile
Easily broken or damaged
delicate · splinter · brittle · fracture · smash · chip · frangible · shattery · snap · friable
glassinessmatteness
Non-reflective surface quality
dullness · flatness · lusterlessness · matte finish · satin finish
glassinessopacity
Impermeability to light
opaqueness · cloudiness · murkiness · haziness · milkiness
glassinessmatteness
Non-reflective surface quality
roughness · dullness · coarseness · graininess · unevenness
glass, glasses, glaze, glazed, glassy, eyeglasses, glassware, hourglass, glazing