glary
/ˈɡlɛəɹi/adjective
glary is spelled G-L-A-R-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, glary means “Of a dazzling lustre; glaring; bright; shining” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in glary?
| Letters | 5: G-L-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is glary?
Glary appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce glary?
- /ˈɡlɛəɹi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of glary
- glarier comparative
- glariest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of a dazzling lustre; glaring; bright; shining.
November 29, 1659, S. Hartlir, letter to Robert Boyle Bright, crystal glass is glary.
- 2
Resembling or characteristic of a glare, or angry look.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does glary come from?
From glare + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).