Glitter

/ˈɡlɪtə/ · noun

Meaning

A bright, sparkling light; shininess or brilliance..

Definitions by Sense

1. A bright, sparkling light; shininess or brilliance.
2. A shiny, decorative adornment, sometimes sprinkled on glue to make simple artwork.
3. (figurative) Glitz.
4. To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam.
5. To be showy, specious, or striking, and hence attractive.

Example Sentences

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 the sun, and by their orderly and regular mode of advancing.

This to them seems most like mother earth in color, and therefore best, as it is, to enhance the beauty of flowers instead of detracting from their exquisite shades. What a contrast to the glitter and show of our silver vases, which represent generally little else but their cost.

a glittering sword

the glittering ornaments on a Christmas tree

The field yet glitters with the pomp of war.

the glittering scenes of a court

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Word Forms

• glitters
• glittering
• glittered

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