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glit·ter
(glĭt′ər)n.
1. A sparkling or glistening light.
2. Brilliant or showy, often superficial attractiveness.
3. Small pieces of light-reflecting decorative material.
intr.v. glit·tered, glit·ter·ing, glit·ters
1. To sparkle brilliantly; glisten: a gold ring that glittered in the display window; eyes that glittered with tears. See Synonyms at flash.
2. To be reflected as a sparkling or glistening light: The sun glittered on the snow.
glit′ter·ing·ly adv.
glit′ter·y adj.
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glitter
(ˈɡlɪtə)vb (intr)
1. (of a hard, wet, or polished surface) to reflect light in bright flashes
2. (of light) to be reflected in bright flashes
3. (usually foll by with) to be decorated or enhanced by the glamour (of): the show glitters with famous actors.
n
4. sparkle or brilliance
5. show and glamour
6. (Clothing & Fashion) tiny pieces of shiny decorative material used for ornamentation, as on the skin
7. (Physical Geography) Also called: silver thaw Canadian ice formed from freezing rain
[C14: from Old Norse glitra; related to Old High German glīzan to shine]
ˈglittery adj
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glit•ter
(ˈglɪt ər)v.i.
1. to reflect light with a brilliant, sparkling luster; sparkle.
2. to make a brilliant show.
n. 3. a sparkling reflected light or luster.
4. showy splendor.
5. tiny pieces of sparkling material, used for decoration.
[1300–50; Middle English < Old Norse glitra; compare Old English glitenian, Old High German glīzan to shine, glitter]
glit′ter•ing•ly, adv.
glit′ter•y, adj.
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glitter
Past participle: glittered
Gerund: glittering
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Noun | 1. | glitter - the quality of shining with a bright reflected light brightness - the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white |
2. | glitter - the occurrence of a small flash or spark flash - a sudden intense burst of radiant energy | |
Verb | 1. | glitter - be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" appear, seem, look - give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time" spangle - glitter as if covered with spangles shimmer - give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk |
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glitter
verb
noun
1. glamour, show, display, gilt, splendour, tinsel, pageantry, gaudiness, showiness all the glitter and glamour of a Hollywood premiere
2. sparkle, flash, shine, beam, glare, gleam, brilliance, sheen, shimmer, brightness, lustre, radiance, scintillation the glitter of strobe lights and mirror balls
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glitter
noun2. Brilliant, showy splendor:
brilliance, brilliancy, glory, gorgeousness, magnificence, resplendence, resplendency, sparkle, sumptuousness.
Informal: glitz.
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Translations
بَريق، تألُّقيَلْمَع، يَتَلألأ
třpyttřpytit se
glimmerglimteglitreglitter
glitraljómi, glampi
žibantisžibėjimasžibėti
mirdzētmirdzums
bleščati seblestetiblišč
glittra
pırıldamakpırıltı
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
glitter
[ˈglɪtər] vi
[metal, glass, light] → scintiller, briller
[eyes] → briller
n
(= excitement) → éclat m
(on decorations, cards) → paillettes fpl
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
glitter
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
glitter
[ˈglɪtəʳ]1. n (of gold) → scintillio; (on Christmas cards) → polvere f d'oro
2. vi (gold) → luccicare, scintillare
all that glitters is not gold → non è tutt'oro quel che luccica
all that glitters is not gold → non è tutt'oro quel che luccica
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
glitter
(ˈglitə) verb to sparkle. Her diamonds glittered in the light.
noun the quality of glittering. the glitter of her diamonds.
ˈglittering adjectiveglittering jewels.
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