shatterproof glass
noun
Simple meaning
Glass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shattering.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
shaterproofglasSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈʃætɚpɹufɡˈlæs
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
Glass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shattering
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: Glass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shattering
In this sense, shatterproof glass is a very strong, expressive word and signals serious, lasting hurt rather than disappointment.
- Emotional tone
- Strongly negative
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Very strong
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Strongly negative / painful
- Usage feel
- Everyday but emotionally strong
Where it naturally appears
- Personal/emotional discussion
- Literature/storytelling
Usage note
Shatterproof glass is emotionally heavy: it suggests deep or lasting feeling, not a passing mood, so it can overstate a small reaction.
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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