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glitz

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glitz  (glts) Informal
n.
Ostentatious showiness; flashiness: "a garish barrage of show-biz glitz" (Peter G. Davis).
tr.v. glitz·ed, glitz·ing, glitz·es
To invest with an ostentatiously showy quality: "have started to glitz up their shows with filmed backdrops" (Bill Barol).

[Back-formation from glitzy, flashy, showy, probably from German glitzern, to glitter, from Middle High German glitzen, to shine, from Old High German glzan; see ghel-2 in Indo-European roots.]

glitzi·ness n.
glitzy adj.

glitz [glɪts]
n
Slang ostentatious showiness; gaudiness or glitter
[back formation from glitzy]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.glitz - tasteless showiness
tastelessness - inelegance indicated by a lack of good taste
Translations
glitz [glɪts] Nostentación f
glitz [ˈglɪts] nfaste m
glitz
n (inf)Glanz m
glitz [glɪts] n (fam) → vistosità, chiassosità
glitz [glɪts] n (fam) → vistosità, chiassosità


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ONCE again, Hollywood glitz is attracting the attention of the money people.
 
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