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[ glit-er ] / ˈglɪt ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR glitter ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used without object)to reflect light with a brilliant, sparkling luster; sparkle with reflected light. to make a brilliant show. nouna sparkling reflected light or luster. showy splendor. small glittering ornaments. Origin of glitterFirst recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Old Norse glitra; compare Old English glitenian, German gleissen “to shine, glitter” SYNONYMS FOR glitterSEE SYNONYMS FOR glitter ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for glitter1. See flash. OTHER WORDS FROM glitterglit·ter·ing·ly, adverboutglitter, verb (used with object)un·glit·ter·ing, adjectiveWords nearby glitterglissonitis, Glisson's capsule, glisten, glister, glitch, glitter, glitterati, glitter ice, Glittertinden, glittery, glitz Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for glitterAll of which underscores why the recent glitter that the gold mining industry has witnessed isn’t about to wear off anytime soon. In 2020, Everything That Glitters Is Gold|Charu Kasturi|September 8, 2020|Ozy Neil Patrick Harris, Hedwig and the Angry Inch Neil Patrick Harris in fishnets, high heels, and glitter could be a great gag. Hedwig, Hugh & Michael Cera: 12 Powerhouse Theater Performances of 2014|Janice Kaplan|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST I sew, glue, glitter, cut, and tie numerous things onto my products to make the final creation. Etsy Changed Its Policy. So What?|Sara Stroman|November 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST Beyoncé Covers Flaunt Magazine In Only Glitter: If you like it, then you should put some glitter on it. CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Finalists Announced; Beyoncé Wears Nothing But Glitter|The Fashion Beast Team|July 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
You knew this would be razzle-dazzle, filled with glitter and popping bottles and Jay-Z. ‘The Great Gatsby’ Debate: Is Baz Luhrmann’s Film Genius or Rubbish?|Marlow Stern, Isabel Wilkinson|May 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST And paint the whole head rosy, and put the glitter in his eyes. Richard Ben Cramer Dies: Iconic Writer Had an Unerring Ear for Dialogue|John Avlon|January 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST She saw it all from that point of view which takes the glitter off the brightest surface. Hester, Volume 1 (of 3)|Margaret Oliphant Everywhere the trees and bushes were loaded with crystal drops upon which no sun shone to make them glitter. Patty's Perversities|Arlo Bates Why, if the room was dark you'd think you could see just the same with all that glitter there. Some were so near we could hear their trumpets and bells, and see the glitter of the sun on the muzzles of their guns. Sir Ludar|Talbot Baines Reed The glitter in her eyes showed that the batteries were ready to be unmasked. A Mysterious Disappearance|Gordon Holmes
British Dictionary definitions for glitter
verb (intr)(of a hard, wet, or polished surface) to reflect light in bright flashes (of light) to be reflected in bright flashes (usually foll by with) to be decorated or enhanced by the glamour (of)the show glitters with famous actors nounsparkle or brilliance show and glamour tiny pieces of shiny decorative material used for ornamentation, as on the skin Also called: silver thaw Canadian ice formed from freezing rain Derived forms of glitterglitteringly, adverbglittery, adjectiveWord Origin for glitterC14: from Old Norse glitra; related to Old High German glīzan to shine Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with glitter
see all that glitters is not gold. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to glitterglamour, glitz, sheen, luster, shine, glisten, twinkle, gleam, shimmer, glimmer, glint, scintillate, glow, radiance, glare, show, zap, flash, glister, beam |