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GLITTER Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word glitter. (exact relations)
There are 5 hypernyms of the word glitter. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for GLITTER

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glisten
verbv
noun

• the quality of shining with a bright reflected light

verb

• be shiny, as if wet

sparkle
verbv
noun

• merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance

• the occurrence of a small flash or spark

• the quality of shining with a bright reflected light

verb

• reflect brightly

• be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity

• emit or produce sparks

• become bubbly or frothy or foaming

gleam
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an appearance of reflected light

• a flash of light (especially reflected light)

verb

• be shiny, as if wet

• shine brightly, like a star or a light

• to shine with faint or brief light

shine
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light

verb

• be bright by reflecting or casting light

• emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light

• be shiny, as if wet

• be distinguished or eminent

• be clear and obvious

• have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink

• throw or flash the light of (a lamp)

• touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly

• experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion

• make (a surface) shine

flash
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a sudden intense burst of radiant energy

• a momentary brightness

• a short vivid experience

• a sudden brilliant understanding

• a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

• a gaudy outward display

• a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate

• a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story

• a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification

• a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph

adjective satellite

• tastelessly showy

verb

• gleam or glow intermittently

• appear briefly

• display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously

• make known or cause to appear with great speed

• run or move very quickly or hastily

• expose or show briefly

• protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal

• emit a brief burst of light

flicker
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a momentary flash of light

• North American woodpecker

• the act of moving back and forth

verb

• move back and forth very rapidly

• shine unsteadily

• flash intermittently

glow
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an alert and refreshed state

• light from nonthermal sources

• the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised

• a feeling of considerable warmth

• a steady even light without flames

• the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface

• an appearance of reflected light

verb

• emit a steady even light without flames

• have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink

• shine intensely, as if with heat

• be exuberant or high-spirited

• experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion

shimmer
verbv
noun

• a weak and tremulous light

verb

• shine with a weak or fitful light

• give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk

twinkle
verbv
noun

• a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash

• merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance

verb

• gleam or glow intermittently

• emit or reflect light in a flickering manner

coruscation
nounn
noun

• the occurrence of a small flash or spark

• a sudden or striking display of brilliance

glint
verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n
noun

• a momentary flash of light

• a spatially localized brightness

verb

• be shiny, as if wet

• throw a glance at; take a brief look at

glister
verbv
noun

• the quality of shining with a bright reflected light

scintillation
nounn
noun

• (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle

• a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash

• a brilliant display of wit

• the quality of shining with a bright reflected light

• the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight

Best Hypernyms For GLITTER

Here is a list of related hypernyms for glitter, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (5)
appear brightness flash look seem

Alternatives for GLISTEN

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