glittery

Thân thiện

The child's glittery costume sparkled under the stage lights.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; sparkling; shining with many small, bright reflections. Describes something that reflects light in a bright, shimmering, and often showy way, typically due to being covered with or consisting of many small, shiny pieces or surfaces.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • She wore a glittery dress to the party. (The dress sparkled with many small, bright points of light.)
  • The glittery snow under the streetlights looked magical. (The snow shimmered with brilliant flashes of reflected light.)
  • The costume was covered in glittery sequins. (The sequins on the costume produced bright, sparkling reflections.)

Advanced Usage

• Describing superficial attractiveness: Can imply a showy or attractive quality that is superficial or lacks depth.
  • The film was all glittery special effects with no real story. (The film relied on flashy, visually dazzling effects that were not substantive.)
• Describing eyes or expression: Can describe eyes that shine brightly, often with a particular intense emotion.
  • Her glittery eyes betrayed her excitement. (Her eyes shone brightly, revealing her excited state.)

Variants and Related Words

• Glitter (verb/noun): To shine with a bright, shimmering, reflected light / Small, shiny particles used for decoration.
  • The stars glitter in the dark sky.
• Glinting (adj.): Giving out or reflecting small flashes of light, often quickly.
  • Glinting metal fragments.
• Scintillating (adj.): Sparkling or shining brightly; also meaning brilliantly and excitingly clever.
  • Scintillating wit.
• Sparkly (adj.): Shining with bright points of light; similar to glittery but can sound more informal or playful.
  • A sparkly clean window.

Synonyms

• Sparkling: Shining with bright, quick flashes of light.
• Shimmering: Shining with a soft, tremulous light.
• Glistening: Shining with a sparkling light, often from being wet or oily.
• Beaded: Decorated with or consisting of beads, which can be glittery.

Antonyms

• Dull: Lacking brightness or shine.
• Matte: Having a surface that does not reflect light; not glossy or shiny.
• Drab: Lacking brightness or interest; drearily dull.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• All that glitters is not gold: A proverb meaning that not everything that looks valuable or attractive turns out to be so. (Note: This idiom uses "glitters," a verb form related to "glittery.")
  • The job offer seemed perfect, but all that glitters is not gold.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
   • bugle beads all aglitter
   • glinting eyes
   • glinting water
   • his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent
   • shop window full of glittering Christmas trees
   • glittery costume jewelry
   • scintillant mica
   • the scintillating stars
   • a dress with sparkly sequins
   • `glistering' is an archaic term