looking glass

Definition of looking glassnext
as in mirror
a smooth or polished surface that forms images by reflection always remember that the image is reversed in the looking glass

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of looking glass By barely making it home in time and losing what appeared to be an expensive-looking glass slipper in the process. — Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026 Has Clark gone through a looking glass that’s going to lead him to a deliverance? — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 May 2026 Television functions, for him, as a looking glass through which we are enticed, the better to savor the strangeness of beings infinitely odder, if more resilient, than Humpty Dumpty. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 May 2026 On one lamp in the studio, tentacles hold up cylindrical copper spires with submarine-style looking glasses to reveal a small bulb inside. — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for looking glass
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looking glass
mirror
Noun
  • Her elegant primary bedroom boasted a dressing area that was the picture of ’40s-movie-star luxury, complete with plush rugs, dramatic arches, and, of course, plenty of mirrors.
    — Megan Johnson, Architectural Digest, 14 Oct. 2026
  • This new study reveals that experimental niobium-titanium alloys can defy this rule at a freezing -253°C (20 kelvin) by spontaneously shifting their atomic structure to form mirror-image twins and generate fresh defects.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Looking glass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looking%20glass. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster