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 Definitions of Glitter  [ˈglɪt ər]  

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Definition of 'Glitter' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.i.) glitter
to reflect light with a brilliant, sparkling luster; sparkle.

2.  glitter
to make a brilliant show.

3. (n.) glitter
a sparkling reflected light or luster.

4.  glitter
showy splendor.

5.  glitter
tiny pieces of sparkling material, used for decoration.

Etymology:  (1300–50; ME < ON glitra; cf. OE glitenian, OHG glīzan to shine, glitter)

Definition of 'Glitter' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) glitter, glister, glisten, scintillation, sparkle
the quality of shining with a bright reflected light

2. (verb) glitter, sparkle, coruscation
the occurrence of a small flash or spark

3. (verb) glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shine
be shiny, as if wet
"His eyes were glistening"


Definition of 'Glitter' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) glitter
flashes of reflected light
the glitter of her jewelry

2.  glitter
tiny pieces of shiny paper used as a decoration
a toy crown covered in glitter

3.  glitter
an attractive quality that comes with fame and wealth
the glitter of Hollywood

4. (verb) glitter
to shine with many small flashes; = sparkle
stars that glitter like diamonds


Definition of 'Glitter' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Glitter
a bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy; as, the glitter of arms; the glitter of royal equipage

2. (verb) Glitter
to sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam; as, a glittering sword

3. (verb) Glitter
to be showy, specious, or striking, and hence attractive; as, the glittering scenes of a court


Translation of 'Glitter' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to sparkle
Her diamonds glittered in the light.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: blink, skitter Arabic flag Arabic: يَلْمَع، يَتَلألأ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: искря
Brazilian flag Brazilian: luzir Czech flag Czech: třpytit se German flag German: funkeln
Danish flag Danish: glimte; glitre Greek flag Greek: αστράφτω Spanish flag Spanish: brillar, relucir
Estonian flag Estonian: sädelema Farsi flag Farsi: درخشیدن Finnish flag Finnish: säihkyä
French flag French: scintiller Hebrew flag Hebrew: לִנצוֹץ Hindi flag Hindi: चमकना
Croatian flag Croatian: blistati, krijesiti se Hungarian flag Hungarian: fénylik Indonesian flag Indonesian: memancarkan cahaya
Icelandic flag Icelandic: glitra Italian flag Italian: scintillare Japanese flag Japanese: きらきらする
Korean flag Korean: 반짝이다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: žibėti Latvian flag Latvian: mirdzēt
Malay flag Malay: bergemerlapan Dutch flag Dutch: schitteren Norwegian flag Norwegian: stråle, gnistre
Polish flag Polish: błyszczeć Persian flag Persian: درخشیدن Pashto flag Pashto: ځلېدل ( درڼاپه اثر ) برېښ
Portuguese flag Portuguese: luzir Romanian flag Romanian: a scânteia; a străluci Russian flag Russian: сверкать
Slovak flag Slovak: iskriť, trblietať sa, lig Slovenian flag Slovenian: bleščati Serbian flag Serbian: blistati
Swedish flag Swedish: gnistra, glittra, glimma Thai flag Thai: ส่องแสงสุกใส Turkish flag Turkish: pırıldamak
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 閃爍 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: виблискувати Urdu flag Urdu: چمکنا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: lấp lánh Chinese flag Chinese: 闪烁

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'Glitter' - Nearby Entries  

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