Join free

glaze

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

glaze¹

  • /ɡleɪz/

Rhymes with -eɪz

Where it comes from

From Middle English glasen, from glas (“glass”) (Modern English glass), from Old English glæs, from Proto-Germanic *glasą. Related to glazen. In the sense of "overcompliment", originated in November 2021 and popularized throughout 2022, and may suggest either the spattering of semen on the complimented person, following "the visual of a donut being glazed", or sugarcoating without sexual connotation.

The noun is from the verb.

noun glazes · glase

  1. countable, uncountable The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing.
  2. countable, uncountable A transparent or semi-transparent layer of paint.
  3. countable, uncountable A smooth coating of ice formed on objects due to the freezing of rain; glaze ice.
  4. countable, uncountable Any smooth, transparent layer or coating. […] In the distance the flowing glaze, the breast of the river, with a wind-dapple here and there, […]
  5. countable, uncountable A smooth edible coating applied to food.
  6. countable, uncountable Broth reduced by boiling to a gelatinous paste, and spread thinly over braised dishes.
  7. countable, uncountable A glazing oven; glost oven.
  8. Polari, countable, uncountable A window.
  9. countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable Excessive complimenting or praise, especially in a cringeworthy way.

verb glazes · glazing · glazed · glase

  1. transitive To install windows.
  2. transitive To apply a thin, transparent layer of coating. to glaze a doughnut
  3. intransitive To become glazed or glassy.
  4. intransitive Of eyes: to take on an uninterested appearance; to glaze over.
  5. slang, transitive, vulgar To ejaculate onto.
  6. derogatory, intransitive, slang, sometimes, transitive, vulgar To compliment or praise excessively in a cringeworthy way.

    Similar: flatter, suck up, kiss ass, dickride, meatride, fanboy

Similar: glacé

Glaze²

proper noun Glazes

  1. A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: glass, sugarcoat, candy, glaze over, glass over, firing, scumble, varnish, veneer, polishing, roasting, sheen, enamel, coat, overlay, lacquer

verb

Similar: glacé

Translations

Every language

noun coating on pottery

Españolesmalte, frita, vidriado
한국어유약 yuyak
日本語釉薬
中文釉 yòu
Portuguêsesmalte
Françaisglaçure, émail
DeutschGlasur
Русскийглазу́рь glazúrʹ, мура́ва muráva, поли́ва políva

noun layer of paint

Españolveladura, barniz
Portuguêsveladura, velatura
Françaisglacis
DeutschLasur
Românăemailat
Русскийгля́нец gljánec

noun meteorology: smooth coating of ice caused by freezing rain

中文雨凇 yǔsōng
Françaisgivre
DeutschReif, Raureif
Italianogelicidio
Русскийи́зморозь ízmorozʹ

noun edible coating

Españolglasé, glaseado
中文光澤劑 /光泽剂 guāngzéjì, 拋光劑 /抛光剂 pāoguāngjì
Portuguêsglacê
Françaisglaçage
DeutschGlasur
Italianoglassa
Românăglazurat
Русскийглазу́рь glazúrʹ

noun reduced broth

Françaisglaçage

verb to install windows

Françaisvitrer
Русскийзастекли́ть zasteklítʹ, остекли́ть osteklítʹ

verb to apply a thin layer of coating

Españolvelar, barnizar
Françaisglacer
Deutschglasieren, lasieren
Русскийлессирова́ть lessirovátʹ, залессирова́ть zalessirovátʹ

verb to apply a thin layer of coating in ceramics

Españolvidriar
Русскийглазирова́ть glazirovátʹ, заглазирова́ть zaglazirovátʹ

verb to become glazed

Русскийостекли́ться osteklítʹsja

verb characteristic change of eyes

Françaisdevenir virtreux
Русскийстеклене́ть steklenétʹ, остеклене́ть osteklenétʹ

verb to look without interest

Русскийпя́литься pjálitʹsja, пропя́литься propjálitʹsja

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"glaze." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/glaze. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

glaze. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/glaze

Chicago

"glaze." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/glaze.

BibTeX
@misc{glaze_2026,
  title = {glaze},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/glaze},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}