glitter
A bright, sparkling lightA bright, sparkling light; shininess or brilliance.
» Not all that glitters, is gold.
Не всё то золото, что блестит.
Не все то золото, що блищить.
Не все золото, що блищить.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A bright, sparkling light; shininess or brilliance.
блескblesk
блискblysk, ся́йвоsjájvo
the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
(countable, uncountable)A shiny, decorative adornment, sometimes sprinkled on glue to make simple artwork.
Glitter
блёсткиbljóstki
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Glitz.
Examples
46 sentencesNot all that glitters, is gold.
Не все то золото, що блищить.
ruНе всё то золото, что блестит.
All that glitters isn't gold.
Не все то золото, що блищить.
This ring has lost its glitter.
ruЭто кольцо потеряло свой блеск.
Their eyes are glittering with joy.
deIhre Augen strahlen vor Freude.
The magpie collects everything that glitters.
deDie Elster sammelt alles, was glitzert.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English gliteren, from Old Norse glitra, from Proto-Germanic *glitrōną (“to glFrom Middle English gliteren, from Old Norse glitra, from Proto-Germanic *glitrōną (“to glitter”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley-.
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Forms
plural: glittersSynonyms
5 synonyms- the quality of shining with a bright reflected light:glisterglistenscintillationsparkle
- the occurrence of a small flash or spark:sparklecoruscation
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable