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Glitz

//ɡlɪts// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Garish, brilliant showiness. countable, uncountable

    "The glitz of the award ceremony was obvious."

  2. 2
    tasteless showiness wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To make glitzly

Etymology

Etymology 1

Back-formation from glitzy, in turn from German glitzern (“glint”). Cognate with Old Norse glitra, glita (“glitter”) and Gothic 𐌲𐌻𐌹𐍄𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (glitmunjan, “glisten”).

Etymology 2

Back-formation from glitzy, in turn from German glitzern (“glint”). Cognate with Old Norse glitra, glita (“glitter”) and Gothic 𐌲𐌻𐌹𐍄𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (glitmunjan, “glisten”).

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