glitz en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɡlɪts/
- (UK) audio
Etymology
Back-formation from glitzy, in turn from German glitzern (“glint”). Cognate with Old Norse glitra, glita (“glitter”) and Gothic 𐌲𐌻𐌹𐍄𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (glitmunjan, “glisten”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Garish, brilliant showiness.
The glitz of the award ceremony was obvious.
[…] the newly rich hanker after old aristocratic glitz.
2012 October 13, “Very good, sir”, in The Economist, →ISSN, archived from the original on 12 Jan 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| glitzes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
glitz and glamour · glitzkrieg
Relateds
Translations (9)
ota سوس (brilliant showiness) · cs pozlátko (brilliant showiness) · cs okázalost (brilliant showiness) · de Pomp (brilliant showiness) · fi kimallus (brilliant showiness) · nl blits (brilliant showiness) · fi loisto (brilliant showiness) · cs lesk (brilliant showiness) · cs pompéznost (brilliant showiness)