glit·ter  (glĭt'ər) 
n. A sparkling or glistening light. Brilliant or showy, often superficial attractiveness. Small pieces of light-reflecting decorative material.
intr.v.
glit·tered, glit·ter·ing, glit·ters
To sparkle brilliantly; glisten. See Synonyms at flash. To sparkle coldly or malevolently: eyes that glittered at the prospect of revenge.
To be brilliantly, often deceptively, attractive.
[Middle English gliteren, to sparkle, from Old Norse glitra; see ghel-2 in Indo-European roots.]
glit'ter·ing·ly adv., glit'ter·y adj. |
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