Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glassy-eyed

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.75 in modern English

Syllables: glassy-eyed
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a fixed stare and a wide-eyed appearance, due to boredom, preoccupation, or lack of emotion, attention, or interest.

Inflected Forms

more glassy-eyed (comparative) most glassy-eyed (superlative)

Phrases

glass eye thousand-yard stare

Frequently Paired Words

glass eye glasseye glazed thousand-yard stare dead-eyed fish-eyed

Rhymes With

said side right side outside died inside tried provide north side east side wide ride

Questions

What does glassy-eyed mean?: Having a fixed stare and a wide-eyed appearance, due to boredom, preoccupation, or lack of emotion, attention, or interest.

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