glitter en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ˈɡlɪɾɚ] (General-American)
- /ˈɡlɪtəɹ/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ˈɡlɪtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English gliteren, from Old Norse glitra, from Proto-Germanic *glitrōną (“to glitter”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley-.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A bright, sparkling light; shininess or brilliance.
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.
1913, Mary Averill, Japanese flower arrangement, Chapter 20: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.
1841 February–November, Charles Dickens, “Barnaby Rudge. Chapter 57.”, in Master Humphrey’s Clock, volume III, London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC:
- (countable, uncountable) A shiny, decorative adornment, sometimes sprinkled on glue to make simple artwork.
- (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Glitz.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| glitters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
glitterbilly · glittery · glitterball · glitter bomb · glitterful · glitter rock · glittersome · glitter pits · glitter family
Descendants
Translations (63)
sh бле̑сак (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) · fi hile (shiny, decoractive adornment) · vi kim tuyến (shiny, decoractive adornment) · sh bljȇsak (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) · cmn 亮片 (shiny, decoractive adornment) · es purpurina (shiny, decoractive adornment) · sh бље̑сак (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) · el χρυσόσκονη (shiny, decoractive adornment) · cs blesk (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) · uk ся́йво (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) · bg брока́т (shiny, decoractive adornment) · fi kimallus (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) · sh blȇsak (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) · ru блеск (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) · hi चमक (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) · hy փայլ (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) · el γκλίτερ (shiny, decoractive adornment) · sk blesk (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) · nl schittering (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) · ja 煌めき (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) · sl blèsk (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) · fi säihke (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) · mk блесок (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) · sv glitter (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) · az zər (shiny, decoractive adornment) · be бляск (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) · ro strălucire (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) · fi kimalle (shiny, decoractive adornment) · fi koristehile (shiny, decoractive adornment) · nl glitter (shiny, decoractive adornment) · ca gebre (shiny, decoractive adornment) · it brillantini (shiny, decoractive adornment) · fi kimmellys (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) · pt purpurina (shiny, decoractive adornment) · eo brileto (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) · cmn 閃光 /闪光 (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) · it glitter (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) · de Glitter (shiny, decoractive adornment) · ro sclipici (shiny, decoractive adornment) · mi korakora pīata (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) · ga glioscarnach (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) · pt glitter (shiny, decoractive adornment) · fr étincellement (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) · sv glitter (shiny, decoractive adornment) · fr paillette (shiny, decoractive adornment) · bg бля́сък (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) · pl blask (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) · th กากเพชร (shiny, decoractive adornment) · es brillo (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) · sh blijȇsak (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) · es brillantina (shiny, decoractive adornment) · es escarcha (shiny, decoractive adornment) · uk блиск (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) · fi välke (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) · ru блёстки (shiny, decoractive adornment) · cmn 金屬飾片 /金属饰片 (shiny, decoractive adornment) · pt resplendor (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) · hi चमक (shiny, decoractive adornment) · sh блије̑сак (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) · is glitur (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) · ja グリッター (shiny, decoractive adornment) · ka ბრწყინვა (bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy) · pl brokat (shiny, decoractive adornment)