Definitions for sparkle
ˈspɑr kəlsparkle

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sparkle, twinkle, spark, lightnoun

   merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance

   "he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes"

2. glitter, sparkle, coruscationnoun

   the occurrence of a small flash or spark

3. glitter, glister, glisten, scintillation, sparkleverb

   the quality of shining with a bright reflected light

4. sparkle, scintillate, coruscateverb

   reflect brightly

   "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside"

5. sparkle, scintillate, coruscateverb

   be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity

   "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall"

6. spark, sparkleverb

   emit or produce sparks

   "A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark"

7. foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle, form bubblesverb

   become bubbly or frothy or foaming

   "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sparklenoun

   A little spark; a scintillation.

2. sparklenoun

   Brilliance; luster

   the sparkle of a diamond.

3. sparkleverb

   To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles; to shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle; as, the blazing wood sparkles; the stars sparkle.

4. sparkleverb

   To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.

5. sparkleverb

   To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce; as, sparkling wine.

6. sparkleverb

   To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.

7. sparkleverb

   To disperse.

8. sparkleverb

   To scatter on or over.

9. Etymology: from sparken + -le

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sparklenoun

   Etymology: from spark.

   1. A spark; a small particle of fire.

   He with repeated strokes
   Of clashing flints, their hidden fires provokes;
   Short flame succeeds, a bed of wither’d leaves
   The dying sparkles in their fall receives:
   Caught into life, in fiery fumes they rise,
   And, fed with stronger food, invade the skies. Dryden.

   2. Any luminous particle.

   To detract from the dignity thereof, were to injure ev’n God himself, who being that light which none can approach unto, hath sent out these lights whereof we are capable, even as so many sparkles resembling the bright fountain from which they rise. Richard Hooker.

   When reason’s lamp, which, like the sun in sky,
   Throughout man’s little world her beams did spread,
   Is now become a sparkle which doth lie
   Under the ashes, half extinct and dead. Davies.

   Ah then! thy once lov’d Eloisa see!
   It will be then no crime to gaze on me.
   See from my cheek the transient roses die,
   See the last sparkle languish in my eye. Alexander Pope.

2. To Sparkleverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To emit sparks.2. To issue in sparks.

   The bold design
   Pleas’d highly those infernal states, and joy
   Sparkled in all their eyes. John Milton.

   3. To shine; to glitter.

   A hair seen in a microscope loses its former colour, and is in a great measure pellucid, with a mixture of some bright sparkling colours, such as appear from the refraction of diamonds. John Locke.

   Politulus is a fine young gentleman, who sparkles in all the shining things of dress and equipage. Isaac Watts.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SPARKLE

   Sparkle Computer Co., Ltd. (stylised as SPARKLE), is a Taiwanese electronics firm established in 1982, based in Taipei. The company currently specialises in manufacturing video cards using Nvidia graphics processing units, along with peripherals (fans and heatsinks) for graphics controllers.Sparkle is one of the few manufacturers of modern discrete video cards that still use the PCI bus, producing PCI versions of GeForce 8 Series and GeForce 9 Series based discrete graphics controllers, and more recently, GeForce 200 series and GeForce 600 series-based GPUs using the aforementioned interface.

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1. sparkle

   Sparkle refers to a bright, shimmering, often rapidly changing or flickering light. It can also refer to vivacity and liveliness in a performance or in someone's eyes. In a broader sense, it could also mean a small amount or particle of a glittering substance or a special quality that adds excitement or interest.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sparklenoun

   a little spark; a scintillation

2. Sparklenoun

   brilliancy; luster; as, the sparkle of a diamond

3. Sparklenoun

   to emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles; to shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle; as, the blazing wood sparkles; the stars sparkle

4. Sparklenoun

   to manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash

5. Sparklenoun

   to emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce; as, sparkling wine

6. Sparkleverb

   to emit in the form or likeness of sparks

7. Sparkleverb

   to disperse

8. Sparkleverb

   to scatter on or over

9. Etymology: [Dim. of spark.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sparkle

   Sparkle is a 1976 American film directed by Sam O'Steen and released by Warner Bros. Pictures. Inspired by The Supremes, Sparkle is a period film set in Harlem, New York during the late 1950s and early 1960s which follows the rough lives and careers of singer Sparkle Williams and her family and friends. The film stars Philip Michael Thomas, Irene Cara, Lonette McKee, Dwan Smith, Mary Alice, Dorian Harewood, and Tony King. Curtis Mayfield served as the composer and producer of Sparkle's songs and score.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Sparkle

   spärk′l, n. a little spark: lustre, brilliance: the presence of carbon dioxide, as in a wine, causing effervescence: the emission of sparks.—v.i. to emit sparks: to shine, glitter: to effervesce with glittering bubbles, or to contain much carbon dioxide, as certain wines.—v.t. to throw out sparklingly.—n. Spark′ler, one who, or that which, sparkles.—adj. Spark′less, not giving out sparks.—adv. Spark′lessly.—n. Spark′let, a small spark.—adj. Spark′ling, giving out sparks: glittering: brilliant: lively.—adv. Spark′lingly, in a sparkling manner: with vivid and twinkling lustre.—n. Spark′lingness, the quality of being sparkling: vivid and twinkling lustre. [A freq. of spark.]

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1. sparkle

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How to pronounce sparkle?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sparkle in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sparkle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of sparkle in a Sentence

1. Marianne Williamson:

   Charisma is a sparkle in people that money can’t buy. It’s an invisible energy with visible effects.

2. David Fitzpatrick:

   He's just a wonderful dog and he's made correctly. He has showmanship, he fits the breed standard. He has that little extra something, that little sparkle that sets a dog apart.

3. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross:

   People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beuty is revealed only if there is a light from within.

4. Evil Rarity:

   Rarity: Or, should I say that I’ve ever imagined! Spike: Oh yeah we should definitely go by- (loud gasp) Twilight Sparkle: Spike! Never ever ever take another book at the castle with out asking! Spike: What? Just being honest, it’s what good friends do. (Twilight growls)

5. Jon McBride:

   I look back on my childhood and I was inspired by people who came and talked about futuristic things and the possibilities that you can do pretty much anything you want to do, i love to see the sparkle on kids’ eyes when I talk to them about them being perhaps the first person to walk on Mars one of these days. You can see their eyes light up.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sparkle
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sparkle
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=sparkle
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparkle
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sparkle
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=sparkle
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=sparkle