glassy eyes
Vacant, shiny gaze
Glassy eyes appear smooth, shiny, and unfocused—like glass reflecting light without depth behind it.
The look suggests someone is not fully present: from exhaustion, illness, intoxication, or emotional shock.
She stared back with glassy eyes, not really seeing him.
A glassy-eyed stare conveys vacancy or detachment.
- vacantWithout an occupant
- stareProlonged fixed gaze
- blankWithout marks or content
- unfocusedWithout clear direction
- distantFar away or aloof
staring into space · glazed · glazed over · dull · lifeless · expressionless · hollow · zoned · zoned out · checked out · dazed · in a daze · deer in headlights · faraway · empty · trance · shock · drunk
- eyespupils, iris, eyelids, eyelashes, lashes
- illness symptomsfever, chills, aches, headache, cough
- puppet traitsstrings, jointed, wooden, fabric, hand-operated
- absent-mindednessabsent-minded, forgetfulness, distraction, spacing out, zoning out
glassy, eyes, glass, eye, glasses, glassware, glasslike, glassiness, eyeless