glaze

Meaning

Noun

1. The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing.
2. A transparent or semi-transparent layer of paint.
3. A smooth coating of ice formed on objects due to the freezing of rain; glaze ice.
4. Any smooth, transparent layer or coating.
5. A smooth edible coating applied to food.
6. Broth reduced by boiling to a gelatinous paste, and spread thinly over braised dishes.
7. A glazing oven; glost oven.

Verb

1. To install windows.
2. To apply a thin, transparent layer of coating.
3. To become glazed or glassy.
4. Of eyes: to take on an uninterested appearance; to glaze over.
5. (slang) To compliment or praise someone excessively in a cringeworthy way.

Synonyms

gloss

enamel

polish

🇵🇱

glass

lacquer

coat

🧥

shine

lustre

glaze over

varnish

glass over

luster

vitrify

candy

🍬

frost

sugarcoat

ice

🧊

finish

glow

radiance

glazed frost

icing

shiner

shininess

size

sleek

smear

smooth

stiffening

surface

syrup

trim

veneer

glaze ice

gussy up

refulgency

spread on

verglas

salt-glaze

black ice

hard rime

burnish

enamel paint

enrobe

film

📽️

frit

glazing

gleam

glint

glost

hoarfrost

incrust

layer

overlay

paint

patina

priming

rime

scumble

sheen

sheet

shellac

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡleɪz/

Etymology

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.
The noun is from the verb.