sparkle

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
  2. noun the occurrence of a small flash or spark
  3. noun the quality of shining with a bright reflected light

Etymology

From Middle English sparkel, sparkle, sparcle, equivalent to spark + -le (diminutive suffix). In some modern uses deverbal from etymology 2 below.

In classic literature

Synonyms

twinkle, spark, light

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