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Glitter Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Glitter? [n] the quality of glittering or sparkling brightly [n] the occurrence of a small flash or spark [v] be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Glitter: coruscation \| gleam \| glint \| glisten \| glisten \| glister \| scintillation \| shine \| sparkle \| sparkle Related Terms \| Find terms related to Glitter: be somebody \| be something \| bespangle \| blatancy \| blink \| blinking \| brazenness \| brilliance \| colorfulness \| coruscate \| coruscation \| crudeness \| cut a dash \| cut a figure \| cut a swath \| dash \| dazzle \| dazzlingness \| extravagance \| extravaganza \| extravagation \| figure \| firefly \| flagrancy \| flamboyance \| flash \| flashiness \| floridity \| floridness \| flourish \| gaiety \| garishness \| gaudery \| gaudiness \| glamor \| glance \| glare \| gleam \| glimmer \| glimmering \| glint \| glisk \| glisten \| glister \| glittering \| glow \| glowworm \| gorgeousness \| jauntiness \| jazziness \| live \| loudness \| luridness \| make a figure \| make a show \| make a splash \| meretriciousness \| obtrusiveness \| ostentation \| pageantry \| panache \| pizzazz \| refulgence \| scintilla \| scintillate \| scintillation \| sensationalism \| shamelessness \| shimmer \| shimmering \| shine \| showiness \| spangle \| spark \| sparkle \| spectacle \| splash \| splendor \| splurge \| sportiness \| stroboscopic light \| tawdriness \| tinsel \| twinkle \| twinkling \| vulgarness See Also \| appear \| brightness \| flash \| look \| seem \| shimmer \| spangle Glitter In Webster's Dictionary \Glit"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glittered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glittering}.] [OE. gliteren; akin to Sw. glittra, Icel. glitra, glita, AS. glitenian, OS. gl[=i]tan, OHG. gl[=i]zzan, G. gleissen, Goth. glitmunjan, and also to E. glint, glisten, and prob. glance, gleam.] 1. To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam; as, a glittering sword. The field yet glitters with the pomp of war. --Dryden. 2. To be showy, specious, or striking, and hence attractive; as, the glittering scenes of a court. Syn: To gleam; to glisten; to shine; to sparkle; to glare. See {Gleam}, {Flash}. \Glit"ter\, n. A bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy; as, the glitter of arms; the glitter of royal equipage. --Milton.

Glitter Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Glitter?

[n] the quality of glittering or sparkling brightly
[n] the occurrence of a small flash or spark
[v] be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening"

Glitter In Webster's Dictionary

\Glit"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glittered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Glittering}.] [OE. gliteren; akin to Sw. glittra,
Icel. glitra, glita, AS. glitenian, OS. gl[=i]tan, OHG.
gl[=i]zzan, G. gleissen, Goth. glitmunjan, and also to E.
glint, glisten, and prob. glance, gleam.]
1. To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and
   broken light or showy luster; to gleam; as, a glittering
   sword.

         The field yet glitters with the pomp of war.
                                               --Dryden.

2. To be showy, specious, or striking, and hence attractive;
   as, the glittering scenes of a court.

Syn: To gleam; to glisten; to shine; to sparkle; to glare.
     See {Gleam}, {Flash}.


\Glit"ter\, n.
A bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster;
brilliancy; as, the glitter of arms; the glitter of royal
equipage. --Milton.

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