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verb (used without object)
1.
to reflect light with a brilliant, sparkling luster; sparkle with reflected light.
2.
to make a brilliant show.
noun
3.
a sparkling reflected light or luster.
4.
showy splendor.
5.
small glittering ornaments.
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Glittered
is always a great word to know.
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English < Old Norse glitra; compare Old English glitenian, German gleissen to shine, glitter
1300–50; Middle English < Old Norse glitra; compare Old English glitenian, German gleissen to shine, glitter
Related forms
glit·ter·ing·ly, adverb
out·glit·ter, verb (used with object)
un·glit·ter·ing, adjective
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Word Origin & History
glitter
c.1300, from O.N. glitra "to glitter," from glit "brightness," from P.Gmc. *glit- "shining, bright" (cf. O.E. glitenian "to glitter," O.H.G. glizzan, Ger. glitzern, Goth. glitmunjan), from PIE *ghleid- (cf. Gk. khlidon, khlidos "ornament"), from base *ghlei- "to shine, glitter" (see
EXPAND gleam). Glitter rock is from 1972; glitterati (playing on literati) first attested 1956.
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