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glassiness

glassiness noun: the state of being glassy.

Noun

glassiness (uncountable)

  1. The state of being glassy.
    • In one spot, the gush of the water violently agitated the sand, but without obscuring the fountain, or breaking the glassiness of its surface.1837 March 6, Nathaniel Hawthorne, “The Vision of the Fountain”, in Twice-Told Tales, Boston, Mass.: American Stationers Co.; John B. Russell, →OCLC, page 296
    • The luster of inquiring glance faded swiftly into vacant glassiness.1899 March, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number MI, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part II

glassiness meaning in Tamil

glassiness in Tamil

வடிவம்

Origin of glassiness

From glassy + -ness.

Questions about glassiness

What does glassiness mean?
Glassiness means the state of being glassy.
What is glassiness in Tamil?
Glassiness in Tamil is வடிவம். See Glassiness meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is glassiness?
Glassiness is a noun.

Words near glassiness in the dictionary

  1. glassify
  2. glassifying
  3. glassily
  4. glassine
  5. glassines
  6. glassiness
  7. glassing
  8. glassings
  9. glassinomer
  10. glassinomers
  11. glassionomer

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