noun
glitter
GLIH-tuh
noun
1
Tiny, shiny decorative particles, or a sparkling light.
"She covered the card in glitter for the party."
"The glitter of the chandelier lit up the ballroom."
verb
1
To sparkle with bright, flickering light.
"The sea glittered under the afternoon sun."
How to Use Glitter
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSparkly light or sparkly decoration, or to shine that way.
Common mistake
Figuratively, "all that glitters is not gold" — meaning something attractive on the surface may not be genuinely valuable.
Common pairings
glitter and glue
glitter in the sunlight
covered in glitter
Word Forms
glittered past tense, glitters plural, glitters singular
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Etymology
From Old Norse glitra, "to glitter," from a Germanic root shared with words for shining or gleaming.