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glitz

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
17
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ɡlɪts/

Definition of glitz

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Garish, brilliant showiness.
    “The glitz of the award ceremony was obvious.”
    “[…] the newly rich hanker after old aristocratic glitz.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Garish, brilliant showiness.
    “The glitz of the award ceremony was obvious.”
    “[…] the newly rich hanker after old aristocratic glitz.”

verb

  1. To make glitzy.

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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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