Sparkly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

marked by high spirits or excitement

having brief brilliant points or flashes of light

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spˈɑːɹkli/

🇬🇧British English

/spˈɑːkli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spˈɑːkli/

2 syllables Say it as /spˈɑːɹkli/.

Examples

his fertile effervescent mind
scintillating personality
a row of sparkly cheerleaders

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

scintillating glistering glinting glittering frothy aglitter glittery bubbling coruscant effervescent scintillant fulgid

Parts of Speech

adjective	marked by high spirits or excitement “his fertile effervescent mind”
adjective	having brief brilliant points or flashes of light “bugle beads all aglitter”

Word Forms

sparkle	noun	merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
coruscate	verb	reflect brightly
glitter	noun	the occurrence of a small flash or spark
scintillate	verb	reflect brightly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

funkelnd

gekennzeichnet durch Hochstimmung oder Aufregung

🇫🇷French

scintillant

marqué par une bonne humeur ou une excitation

🇪🇸Spanish

brillante

marcado por buen humor o entusiasmo

🇮🇹Italian

scintillante

caratterizzato da buon umore o eccitazione

🇳🇱Dutch

sprankelend

gekenmerkt door opgewektheid of opwinding

🇵🇹Portuguese

brilhante

marcado por alto astral ou excitação

🇷🇺Russian

блестящий

отмечен приподнятым настроением или волнением

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चमकदार

उच्च उत्साह या उत्साह द्वारा चिह्नित

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரகாசமாக

அதிக ஆவிகள் அல்லது உற்சாகத்தால் குறிக்கப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

మెరుపులా

అధిక ఉత్సాహం లేదా ఉత్సాహంతో గుర్తించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

चमकदार

उच्च आत्म्याने किंवा उत्साहाने चिन्हांकित

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચમકદાર

ઉચ્ચ આત્માઓ અથવા ઉત્તેજના દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊಳೆಯುವಂತೆ

ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಉತ್ಸಾಹ ಅಥವಾ ಉತ್ಸಾಹದಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തീപ്പൊരി

ഉയർന്ന ആത്മാക്കൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആവേശം കൊണ്ട് അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਮਕਦਾਰ

ਉੱਚ ਆਤਮਾ ਜਾਂ ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

چمکدار

اعلی اسپرٹ یا جوش و خروش سے نشان زد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

闪闪发光的

以兴高采烈或兴奋为特征

🇯🇵Japanese

キラキラした

高揚感または興奮を特徴とする

🇰🇷Korean

반짝이는

기분이 좋아지거나 흥분된 모습으로 나타남

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lấp lánh

được đánh dấu bằng tinh thần cao độ hoặc sự phấn khích

🇹🇭Thai

เป็นประกาย

ทำเครื่องหมายด้วยจิตวิญญาณสูงหรือความตื่นเต้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

berkilau

ditandai dengan semangat atau kegembiraan yang tinggi

🇵🇭Filipino

kumikislap

minarkahan ng mataas na espiritu o kaguluhan

🇲🇾Malay

berkilauan

ditandai dengan semangat atau keterujaan yang tinggi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سباركلي

تتميز بالروح المعنوية العالية أو الإثارة

🇮🇷Persian

درخشان

با روحیه بالا یا هیجان مشخص شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

ışıltılı

yüksek ruh hali veya heyecan ile işaretlenmiş

🇮🇱Hebrew

נוצץ

מסומן ברוח מרוממת או בהתרגשות

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