glitter
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glitter
- /ˈɡlɪtə/ UK
- /ˈɡlɪtəɹ/ US
- [ˈɡlɪɾɚ] US
Rhymes with -ɪtə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English gliteren, from Old Norse glitra, from Proto-Germanic *glitrōną (“to glitter”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley-.
noun glitters
- A bright, sparkling light; shininess or brilliance. As yet there had been no symptom of the news having any better foundation than in the fears of those who brought it, but The Boot had not been deserted five minutes, when there appeared, coming across the fields, a body of men who, it was easy to see, by the glitter of their arms and ornaments in th
- A shiny, decorative adornment, sometimes sprinkled on glue to make simple artwork.
- Glitz.
verb glitters · glittering · glittered
- To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam. a glittering sword
- To be showy, specious, or striking, and hence attractive. the glittering scenes of a court
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sparkle, glisten, scintillation, glister, glint, gleam, shine, twinkle, glow, chaff, nonsense, glitterance, sparkling, glitterer, shining, sparklies
Translations
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noun bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy
| Español | brillo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 煌めき kirameki |
| 中文 | 閃光 /闪光 shǎnguāng |
| हिन्दी | चमक camak |
| Português | resplendor |
| Français | étincellement |
| Italiano | glitter |
| Română | strălucire |
| Русский | блеск blesk |
noun shiny, decoractive adornment
| Español | purpurina, brillantina, escarcha |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | グリッター gurittā |
| 中文 | 亮片 liàngpiàn, 金屬飾片 /金属饰片 jīnshǔ shì piàn |
| हिन्दी | चमक camak |
| Português | glitter, purpurina |
| Français | paillette |
| Deutsch | Glitter |
| Italiano | brillantini |
| Ελληνικά | χρυσόσκονη chrysóskoni, γκλίτερ gklíter |
| Română | sclipici |
| Русский | блёстки bljóstki |
| Tiếng Việt | kim tuyến |
verb to sparkle with light
| Español | brillar, resplandecer, centellear, escintilar, cintilar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 반짝이다 banjjagida, 비추다 bichuda |
| 日本語 | 輝く kagayaku, キラキラする kirakira suru |
| 中文 | 閃耀 /闪耀 shǎnyào |
| हिन्दी | चमकना camaknā |
| Português | resplandecer |
| Français | briller |
| Deutsch | glitzern |
| Русский | блесте́ть blestétʹ, блесну́ть blesnútʹ, сверка́ть sverkátʹ, сверкну́ть sverknútʹ, сия́ть sijátʹ |
| العربية | لَمَعَ lamaʕa, بَرَقَ baraqa, تَوَهَّجَ tawahhaja, تَأَلَّقَ taʔallaqa |
Talk about this word "glitter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/glitter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. glitter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/glitter "glitter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/glitter.Cite this
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title = {glitter},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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