glitter

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
  2. noun the occurrence of a small flash or spark
  3. verb be shiny, as if wet

Etymology

From Middle English gliteren, from Old Norse glitra, from Proto-Germanic *glitrōną (“to glitter”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley-.

In classic literature

Synonyms

glister, glisten, scintillation, sparkle

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