GLITTER

glitter, glister, glisten, scintillation, sparkle

(noun) the quality of shining with a bright reflected light

glitter, sparkle, coruscation

(noun) the occurrence of a small flash or spark

glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shine

(verb) be shiny, as if wet; “His eyes were glistening”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

glitter (countable and uncountable, plural glitters)

A bright, sparkling light; shininess or brilliance.

A shiny, decorative adornment, sometimes sprinkled on glue to make simple artwork.

(figurative) Glitz.

Verb

glitter (third-person singular simple present glitters, present participle glittering, simple past and past participle glittered)

To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam.

To be showy, specious, or striking, and hence attractive.

Source: Wiktionary

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Glit"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glittered; p. pr. & vb. n. Glittering.] Etym: [OE. gliteren; akin to Sw. glittra, Icel. glitra, glita, AS. glitenian, OS. glitan, OHG. glizzan, G. gleissen, Goth. glitmunjan, and also to E. glint, glisten, and prob. glance, gleam.]

1. To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam; as, a glittering sword. The field yet glitters with the pomp of war. Dryden.

2. To be showy, specious, or striking, and hence attractive; as, the glittering scenes of a court.

Syn.

– To gleam; to glisten; to shine; to sparkle; to glare. See Gleam, Flash.

Glit"ter, n.

Definition: A bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy; as, the glitter of arms; the glitter of royal equipage. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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