# glassy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɡlɑːsi/ · frequency rank #37,942

## Definitions
1. Of or like glass, especially in being smooth and somewhat reflective.
2. Of or like glass, especially in being smooth and somewhat reflective.
3. Including a lot of glass.
4. Including a lot of glass.
5. Dull; expressionless; lifeless.

## Etymology
From Middle English glasy, equivalent to glass + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian glääsich (“glassy”), Dutch glazig (“glassy”), German Low German glasig (“glassy”), German glasig (“glassy”).

## Easily confused with
- **grass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glassy-vs-grass)
- **gloss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glassy-vs-gloss)
- **glossy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glassy-vs-glossy)
- **grassy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glassy-vs-grassy)
- **grasse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glassy-vs-grasse)
- **glass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glass-vs-glassy)
- **gladly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gladly-vs-glassy)
- **glasses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glasses-vs-glassy)

## Common misspellings (8)
`galssy`, `gglassy`, `glassyy`, `glasy`, `glasys`, `gllassy`, `glsasy`, `lgassy`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/glassy