the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
noun
the occurrence of a small flash or spark
verb
be shiny, as if wet
“His eyes were glistening”
Word Forms
glittery
adjective
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
glitter
verb
be shiny, as if wet
glisten
verb
be shiny, as if wet
scintillate
verb
reflect brightly
sparkle
verb
reflect brightly
sparkly
adjective
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
coruscate
verb
reflect brightly
glitter
noun
the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
glisten
noun
the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
glint
noun
a momentary flash of light
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
funkeln
die Qualität des Leuchtens mit hellem, reflektiertem Licht
🇫🇷French
paillettes
la qualité de briller avec une lumière réfléchie brillante
🇪🇸Spanish
resplandecer
la cualidad de brillar con una luz brillante reflejada
🇮🇹Italian
luccichio
la qualità di risplendere di una brillante luce riflessa
🇵🇹Portuguese
brilho
a qualidade de brilhar com uma luz refletida brilhante
🇷🇺Russian
блеск
качество свечения ярким отраженным светом
India
🇮🇳Hindi
चमक
उज्ज्वल परावर्तित प्रकाश के साथ चमकने की गुणवत्ता
🇧🇩Bengali
চকচকে
একটি উজ্জ্বল প্রতিফলিত আলোর সাথে জ্বলজ্বল করার গুণমান
🇮🇳Tamil
மினுமினுப்பு
பிரகாசமான பிரதிபலித்த ஒளியுடன் பிரகாசிக்கும் தரம்
🇮🇳Telugu
మెరుపు
ప్రకాశవంతమైన ప్రతిబింబించే కాంతితో మెరుస్తున్న నాణ్యత
🇮🇳Marathi
चकाकी
तेजस्वी परावर्तित प्रकाशासह चमकण्याची गुणवत्ता
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઝગમગાટ
તેજસ્વી પ્રતિબિંબિત પ્રકાશ સાથે ચમકવાની ગુણવત્તા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮಿನುಗು
ಪ್ರಕಾಶಮಾನವಾದ ಪ್ರತಿಫಲಿತ ಬೆಳಕಿನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಹೊಳೆಯುವ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ
🇮🇳Malayalam
തിളക്കം
തിളങ്ങുന്ന പ്രതിഫലിച്ച പ്രകാശം കൊണ്ട് തിളങ്ങുന്നതിൻ്റെ ഗുണനിലവാരം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਚਮਕ
ਇੱਕ ਚਮਕਦਾਰ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਬਿੰਬਿਤ ਰੋਸ਼ਨੀ ਨਾਲ ਚਮਕਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
چمک
ایک روشن عکاس روشنی کے ساتھ چمکنے کا معیار
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
闪光
明亮的反射光的闪耀品质
🇯🇵Japanese
キラキラ
明るい反射光で輝く質感
🇰🇷Korean
반짝임
밝은 반사광으로 빛나는 품질
🇻🇳Vietnamese
long lanh
chất lượng tỏa sáng với ánh sáng phản chiếu tươi sáng
🇹🇭Thai
แวววาว
คุณภาพความแวววาวด้วยแสงสะท้อนที่สว่างสดใส
🇮🇩Indonesian
berkilau
kualitas bersinar dengan cahaya pantulan yang terang
🇵🇭Filipino
kumikinang
ang kalidad ng pagkinang na may maliwanag na sinasalamin na liwanag
🇲🇾Malay
berkilauan
kualiti bersinar dengan cahaya yang dipantulkan terang
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
بريق
نوعية السطوع بالضوء المنعكس الساطع
🇮🇷Persian
زرق و برق
کیفیت درخشش با نور منعکس شده روشن
🇹🇷Turkish
parıltı
parlak yansıyan ışıkla parlama kalitesi
🇮🇱Hebrew
נִצנוּץ
איכות הזוהר עם אור מוחזר בהיר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'glitter'?
The primary meaning of 'glitter' is 'the quality of shining with a bright reflected light'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'glitter' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'glitter' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'glitter' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'glitter' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'glitter' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'glitter' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'glitter' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'glitter' in regular conversations?
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Teens (13-19)
Adults (20-60)
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How likely are you to use 'glitter' in a professional email?
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Would you classify 'glitter' as formal, casual, or slang?
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