Glitz
//ɡlɪts// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Garish, brilliant showiness. countable, uncountable
"The glitz of the award ceremony was obvious."
- 2 tasteless showiness wordnet
Verb
- 1 To make glitzly
Example
More examples"Being a movie star, she was used to a life of glitz and glamour."
Etymology
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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