glittery

glit·ter

 (glĭt′ər)

n.

1. A sparkling or glistening light.

2. Brilliant or showy, often superficial attractiveness.

3. Small pieces of light-reflecting decorative material.

intr.v. glit·tered, glit·ter·ing, glit·ters

1. To sparkle brilliantly; glisten: a gold ring that glittered in the display window; eyes that glittered with tears. See Synonyms at flash.

2. To be reflected as a sparkling or glistening light: The sun glittered on the snow.

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[Middle English gliteren, to sparkle, from Old Norse glitra; see ghel- in Indo-European roots.]

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glit′ter·ing·ly adv.

glit′ter·y adj.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

glittery - having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "bugle beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins"; "`glistering' is an archaic term" aglitter, coruscant, fulgid, glinting, glistering, glittering, scintillant, sparkly, scintillating bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"

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Translations

φαεινός

glittery

adj (inf) → glitzernd

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