glitterance

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glitterance

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From glitter + -ance. Coined by Robert Southey in his 1801 poem Thalaba the Destroyer (see the quotation).

noun glitterances

  1. poetic A glittering, a sparkling with light. And now had Thalaba Performed his last ablutions, and he stood And gazed upon the little boat […] Till from the glitterance of the sunny main He turned his aching eyes, And then upon the beach he laid him down And watched the rising tide.

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@misc{glitterance_2026,
  title = {glitterance},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/glitterance},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}