Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Resembling glass: Having the appearance, qualities, or characteristics of glass, such as being smooth, shiny, transparent, brittle, or hard.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The lake's surface was perfectly calm and glass-like in the morning light.
  • The sculptor polished the stone to a glass-like finish.
  • Certain plastics can have a glass-like clarity.

Advanced Usage

• Scientific/Technical Context: Used to describe materials with amorphous, non-crystalline solid structures similar to glass (e.g., certain polymers or volcanic rocks).
  • The obsidian had a sharp, glass-like edge.
• Descriptive/Metaphorical Context: Used figuratively to describe surfaces that are extremely smooth, calm, or reflective.
  • Her eyes had a glass-like, distant stare.

Variants and Related Words

• Glassy (adj): The more common synonym, meaning resembling glass, often in smoothness, shininess, or a fixed, vacant expression.
  • The icy road was glassy and dangerous.
• Vitreous (adj): A technical term meaning of, relating to, or resembling glass, especially in being hard, brittle, and non-crystalline.
  • The material has a vitreous luster.

Synonyms

• Glassy
• Vitreous
• Glazed (when referring to a smooth, shiny surface)
• Shiny and smooth
• Transparent (when referring specifically to clarity)

Antonyms

• Opaque
• Rough
• Matte
• Dull

Related Phrases and Compounds

• Glass-like layer: A thin stratum or coating that resembles glass.
  • A glass-like layer formed on the surface of the glaze.
• Glass-like state: A physical state of a material, particularly in polymer science.
  • The polymer was cooled into a glass-like state.

Adjective

1. resembling glass