Glitter

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The American HeritageĀ® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A sparkling or glistening light.
  • n. Brilliant or showy, often superficial attractiveness.
  • n. Small pieces of light-reflecting decorative material.
  • verb-intransitive. To sparkle brilliantly; glisten. See Synonyms at flash.
  • verb-intransitive. To sparkle coldly or malevolently: eyes that glittered at the prospect of revenge.
  • verb-intransitive. To be brilliantly, often deceptively, attractive.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy; as, the glitter of arms; the glitter of royal equipage.
  • n. A shiny, decorative adornment, sometimes sprinkled on glue to make simple artwork.
  • v. To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam; as, a glittering sword.
  • v. To be showy, specious, or striking, and hence attractive; as, the glittering scenes of a court.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam.
  • verb-intransitive. To be showy, specious, or striking, and hence attractive.
  • n. A bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To shine or gleam with scattered light; emit scintillating flashes of light; sparkle; glisten: as, a glittering sword.
  • Henceā€”2. To be brilliant or showy; be attractive from showiness: as, the glittering scenes of a court.
  • Synonyms Glisten, Gleam, etc. See glare, intransitive verb
  • n. Sparkling or scintillating light; brilliancy; splendor; luster: as, the glitter of arms; the glitter of royal equipage.
  • n. A talus slope.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. be shiny, as if wet
  • n. the occurrence of a small flash or spark
  • n. the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
  • Verb Form
    glittered    glittering    glitters   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    flash    brightness   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    gleam    brilliancy    flash   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ritter    Sitter    aglitter    bitter    chitter    critter    embitter    emitter    fitter    fritter   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    gleam    sheen    brightness    flash    shimmer    splendor    glare    lustre    shine    sparkle