What does glitz mean?

Definitions for glitz
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, loudness, brashness, meretriciousness, tawdriness, glitznoun

    tasteless showiness

Wiktionary

  1. glitznoun

    garish, brilliant showiness

  2. Etymology: Back-formation from glitzy, in turn from glitzern. Cognate with Old Norse glitra/glita and Gothic 0332033B03390344033C033F033D033E0330033D.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of glitz in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of glitz in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of glitz in a Sentence

  1. Cherie Currie:

    Our darling mother Marie Harmon was a fantastic comedic actress! She never shared her movies with us kids. Had I known the great stock I came from I would have taken myself seriously as an actor, though she gave up the glitz to have us kids she never lost the glamour. A true star to the end and we will miss her beauty and wit every single day.

  2. Salim Furth:

    Policy matters, not personality, and President Trump has n’t been in office long enough to see real results in slow-moving markets like the job market, there is an effect where a policy has an impact before it is enacted because of the anticipation -- but I ’m looking for policies to have an impact, and go across the finish line -- not just a glitz of the first 100 days.

  3. Jenn Hoffman:

    The show was very straightforward this year, without some of the glitz, shtick or silly gags usually associated with this night. This was even reflected in the fashion choices with most starlets wearing straightforward gowns with slight edge, but no over the top glamour or red carpet risks, the straightforward understated aesthetic matched the mood.

  4. Mark Mihaljevic:

    I don't know what his ambitions are. He wants to solve the case, but I think he wants a piece of the glitz, that's OK with me. All the power to him.

  5. Monopoly Millionaire:

    I'm Monopoly Millionaire, i love being in Las Vegas. I think shows in Las Vegas have a little more glitz to them. To come here and get to be the host of a game show here, then come back and do my standup at Treasure Island, it's like being a part of the Rat Pack. I love it.

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