glitter

Meanings

Noun

• A bright, sparkling light; shininess or brilliance.
• A shiny, decorative adornment, sometimes sprinkled on glue to make simple artwork.
• Glitz.

Verb

• To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam.
• To be showy, specious, or striking, and hence attractive.

Origin

• From Middle English gliteren, from Old Norse glitra, from Proto-Germanic *glitrōną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley-.