GLITTER

I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English gliteren, perhaps from Old Norse glitra; akin to Old English geolu yellow Date: 14th century 1. to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light ; sparkle , to shine with strong emotion ; flash , to be brilliantly attractive, lavish, or spectacular, see: flash ~ingly adverb II. noun Date: 1593 1. sparkling brilliance of something that ~s, a bright usually superficial attractiveness, the quality of being spectacular, small ~ing objects used for ornamentation, ~y adjective