glazed

American  

[gleyzd] / gleɪzd /

adjective

1. having a surface covered with a glaze; lustrous; smooth; glassy.

2. fitted or set with glass.

3. having a fixed, dazed, or lifeless expression.

   Synonyms:

   expressionless, dim, dull, glassy

---

Other Word Forms

• multiglazed adjective
• nonglazed adjective
• self-glazed adjective
• semiglazed adjective
• unglazed adjective

Etymology

Origin of glazed

First recorded in 1520–30; glaze + -ed ²

Explanation

Something with a glossy, shiny surface is glazed. Your favorite doughnuts might be glazed with icing, and your least favorite kind of road to drive on could be glazed with ice after a winter storm. Glazed pottery is coated with a smooth and gleaming layer. You can also use the adjective glazed to describe a person's emotionless or glassy eyes, or windows that are fitted with panes of glass. All of these meanings come from the verb glaze, a variation on the Middle English glasen, which means both "to fit with glass" and "to make shine."

Example Sentences

For the Charlotte-based maker of glazed doughnuts, 2025 has turned out a very difficult year.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

The vessels are glazed a deep, glossy royal blue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 1, 2025

Or, for weeknight ease, think fast, cooked proteins you can scatter on top: shredded rotisserie chicken, cubed steak, smoky black beans, crispy glazed tofu, shredded carnitas or gyro slices.

From Salon • Sep. 16, 2025

All of the thousands of single glazed panes of glass will be replaced and tests are under way to find the best type of glass to provide maximum insulation.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025

Its eyes were glazed with hate as it hung in the air surrounded by churning water and a million diamond droplets of water.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya

Related Words

• burnished
• glassy
• lustrous
• shiny
• translucent