glitter
to reflect light with a brilliant, sparkling luster; sparkle with reflected light.
to make a brilliant show.
a sparkling reflected light or luster.
showy splendor.
small glittering ornaments.
Origin of glitter
1synonym study For glitter
Other words for glitter
Other words from glitter
- glit·ter·ing·ly, adverb
- outglitter, verb (used with object)
- un·glit·ter·ing, adjective
Words Nearby glitter
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How to use glitter in a sentence
Five hundred of the shells were handmade, designed to explode with twinkling gold glitter and a weeping willow-esque effect.
Still dazzled by the inauguration show? Here’s how it came together, and why Tom Hanks looked so cold. | Maura Judkis | January 22, 2021 | Washington PostA nail polish organizer is a great way to display your glitters and golds whilst being easy on the eyes.
Nail polish organizers to keep your collection in check | PopSci Commerce Team | January 20, 2021 | Popular-ScienceNot on the Strip, the famous part of city, with all the huge hotels and casinos and glitter.
PLAYBACK (2015): Could the Next Brooklyn Be … Las Vegas?! (Ep. 205) | Stephen J. Dubner | December 6, 2020 | FreakonomicsThere wasn’t much glitter or glam in The Year That Wasn’t, but you can change that.
All of which underscores why the recent glitter that the gold mining industry has witnessed isn’t about to wear off anytime soon.
Neil Patrick Harris, Hedwig and the Angry Inch Neil Patrick Harris in fishnets, high heels, and glitter could be a great gag.
Hedwig, Hugh & Michael Cera: 12 Powerhouse Theater Performances of 2014 | Janice Kaplan | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI sew, glue, glitter, cut, and tie numerous things onto my products to make the final creation.
Or that one time Mariah Carey rambled four minutes about butterflies and then blew glitter into the wind?
Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban, and Harry Connick Jr. Will Save ‘American Idol’ | Kevin Fallon | September 3, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBeyoncé Covers Flaunt Magazine In Only glitter: If you like it, then you should put some glitter on it.
CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Finalists Announced; Beyoncé Wears Nothing But Glitter | The Fashion Beast Team | July 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBeyonce covers the newest issue of Flaunt magazine wearing nothing but shimmering gold glitter.
CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Finalists Announced; Beyoncé Wears Nothing But Glitter | The Fashion Beast Team | July 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTI only saw the glitter of a bayonet which a Mexican thrust into his shoulder, at the very moment he was helping me up.
The glitter of the Count's eyes fascinated him, and while under their spell he saw as the Count saw, felt as he felt.
The Everlasting Arms | Joseph HockingShe held out her clasped hands to him and the serpent-ring on her finger seemed to mock him with its uncanny glitter.
They Looked and Loved | Mrs. Alex McVeigh MillerThey were beyond the reach of money—beyond the glitter of gold—far from the cry of anguish.
With Edged Tools | Henry Seton MerrimanThe harness is extremely gay, painted in all colours, red and blue and yellow, and made up with bits of tinsel and glitter.
Round the Wonderful World | G. E. Mitton
British Dictionary definitions for glitter
/ (ˈɡlɪtə) /
(of a hard, wet, or polished surface) to reflect light in bright flashes
(of light) to be reflected in bright flashes
(usually foll by with) to be decorated or enhanced by the glamour (of): the show glitters with famous actors
sparkle or brilliance
show and glamour
tiny pieces of shiny decorative material used for ornamentation, as on the skin
Also called: silver thaw Canadian ice formed from freezing rain
Origin of glitter
1Derived forms of glitter
- glitteringly, adverb
- glittery, adjective
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Other Idioms and Phrases with glitter
see all that glitters is not gold.
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