glitz

American  

[glits] / glɪts /

noun

1. ostentatious glitter or sophistication.

   a cocktail lounge noted for its glitz.

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verb (used with object)

1. to add a showy sophistication to (often followed byup ).

   They glitzed up the lobby with a couple of fountains and a birdcage.

glitz British  

/ ɡlɪts /

noun

1. slang ostentatious showiness; gaudiness or glitter

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Etymology

Origin of glitz

First recorded in 1975–80; back formation from glitzy

Example Sentences

"Vienna will have all the glitz, the glamour, and the heart in the middle of the Eurovision logo -- but many will be asking if the heart of the show is still there."

From Barron's

Though the Wolffs’ farmhouse is technically in the Hamptons, this is a Hamptons entirely without glitz, no $50 lobster salads or traffic snarls or Prada stores.

From The Wall Street Journal

I worked there for a couple of years, and very quickly realized that the glitz and glamour that you see on TV is not exactly the reality.

From The Wall Street Journal

What else, I wondered, lay hidden in the glitz?

From The Wall Street Journal

The glitz and glamour of the Strictly ballroom or the Emerald City in Wicked seem like a world away from a south London trading estate.

From BBC

Related Words

• glamour