glitter. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

glitter

SYLLABICATION:	glit·ter
PRONUNCIATION:	gltr
NOUN:	1. A sparkling or glistening light. 2. Brilliant or showy, often superficial attractiveness. 3. Small pieces of light-reflecting decorative material.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:	Inflected forms: glit·tered, glit·ter·ing, glit·ters 1a. To sparkle brilliantly; glisten. See synonyms at flash. b. To sparkle coldly or malevolently: eyes that glittered at the prospect of revenge. 2. To be brilliantly, often deceptively, attractive.
ETYMOLOGY:	Middle English gliteren, to sparkle, from Old Norse glitra. See ghel-² in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:	glitter·ing·ly —ADVERB glitter·y —ADJECTIVE


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