glitz

CEFRC1

/ɡlɪts/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Exciting style and showy attractiveness.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    To make glitzy.

Examples

  • Being a movie star, she was used to a life of glitz and glamour.

  • The glitz of the award ceremony was obvious.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Garish, brilliant showiness.

More examples

In context

  • […] the newly rich hanker after old aristocratic glitz.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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