glassy
/ˈɡlæsi/adjective, noun
glassy is spelled G-L-A-S-S-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, glassy means “Of or like glass, especially in being smooth and somewhat reflective” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in glassy?
| Letters | 6: G-L-A-S-S-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,943rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is glassy?
Glassy appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd 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 glassy?
- UK /ˈɡlɑːsi/
- US /ˈɡlæsi/
Glassy has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-glassy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with glassy?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as glassy from its last stressed vowel (/æsi/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of glassy
- glassier comparative
- glassiest superlative
- glassies plural
- glassie
- glasser
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glassy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or like glass, especially in being smooth and somewhat reflective.
a resin tabletop with a glassy polish
- 2
Lacking any chop; smooth and mostly flat.
a fair day on a glassy sea
- 3
Including a lot of glass.
- 4
Extensively glazed.
architecture enamored of glass and steel, where glassier meant classier
- 5
Dull; expressionless; lifeless.
the glassy eyes of a person in a trance
noun
- 1
A glass marble.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Glassy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or like glass:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does glassy come from?
From Middle English glasy, equivalent to glass + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian glääsich (“glassy”), Dutch glazig (“glassy”), German Low German glasig (“glassy”), German glasig (“glassy”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).