GLITTER: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for GLITTER?

Need another word that means the same as “glitter”? Find 32 synonyms and 30 related words for “glitter” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Glitter” are: gleam, glint, glisten, shine, sparkle, twinkle, shimmer, glimmer, flicker, blink, wink, catch the light, flash, spangle, coruscation, glister, scintillation, glamour, excitement, thrills, attractions, appeal

Glitter as a Noun

Definitions of "Glitter" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “glitter” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• An expression of an emotion in a person's eyes.
• A bright, shimmering reflected light.
• Tiny pieces of sparkling material used for decoration.
• An attractive and exciting but superficial quality.
• The occurrence of a small flash or spark.
• The quality of shining with a bright reflected light.

Synonyms of "Glitter" as a noun (18 Words)

appeal	An application to a higher court for a decision to be reversed. An appeal to raise money for starving children.
attractions	A characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts. Her personality held a strange attraction for him.
blink	A reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly. Feargal would have given her all this without a blink.
coruscation	A sudden or striking display of brilliance. Coruscations of great wit.
excitement	Something that arouses a feeling of excitement. His face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled.
flash	A newsflash. If in any doubt use flash.
flicker	An unsteady movement of a flame or light causing rapid variations in brightness. A flicker of a smile passed across her face.
glamour	An attractive or exciting quality that makes certain people or things seem appealing. A glamour model.
gleam	An appearance of reflected light. She saw a gleam of triumph in his eyes.
glimmer	A slight suggestion or vague understanding. There is one glimmer of hope for Becky.
glint	A momentary flash of light. She saw the glint of excitement in his eyes.
glisten	A sparkling light reflected from something wet. There was a glisten of perspiration across her top lip.
glister	A sparkle.
scintillation	A small flash of visible or ultraviolet light emitted by fluorescence in a phosphor when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon. Scintillations of diamond hard light.
shimmer	A soft, slightly wavering light. The shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers.
sparkle	Merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance. He had a sparkle in his eye.
thrills	Something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation. The thrills of space travel.
twinkle	A sparkle or gleam in a person’s eyes. She looked at me with a grin and a twinkle in her eye.

Usage Examples of "Glitter" as a noun

• He avoids the glitter of show business.
• The blue glitter of the sea.
• Sneakers trimmed with sequins and glitter.
• The scathing glitter in his eyes.

Glitter as a Verb

Definitions of "Glitter" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “glitter” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Be shiny, as if wet.
• (of eyes) shine with a particular emotion.
• Shine with a bright, shimmering reflected light.

Synonyms of "Glitter" as a verb (14 Words)

blink	Keep back by blinking. She blinked away her tears.
catch the light	Perceive by hearing.
flash	Appear briefly. Flash the roof.
flicker	Flash intermittently. The candle flickered.
gleam	Shine brightly, especially with reflected light. Affection gleamed in her large green eyes.
glimmer	Shine faintly with a wavering light. The moonlight glimmered on the lawn.
glint	Be shiny, as if wet. Her glasses glinted in the firelight.
glisten	Be shiny, as if wet. His eyes were glistening.
shimmer	Give off a shimmering reflection as of silk. The sea shimmered in the sunlight.
shine	Make a surface shine. His talent shines.
spangle	Decorate with spangles. Stars spangled the moonless sky.
sparkle	Emit or produce sparks. Her earrings sparkled as she turned her head.
twinkle	(of a star or light, or a shiny object) shine with a gleam that changes constantly from bright to faint. Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star.
wink	Signal by winking. The diamond on her finger winked in the moonlight.

Usage Examples of "Glitter" as a verb

• Her eyes glittered with excitement.
• The grass glittered with dew.

Associations of "Glitter" (30 Words)

beam	An oscillating shaft which transmits the vertical piston movement of a beam engine to the crank or pump. Mission controller beam me up.
blink	Try to control or prevent tears by blinking. Out on the marshes there was a blink of light.
bright	Brightly. The sun was bright and hot.
brighten	Make or become happier and more cheerful. Most of the country should brighten up later.
brightly	With brightness. Chattering brightly.
brightness	The quality of being intelligent and quick-witted. The brightness of a winter s day.
brilliantly	In an extremely intelligent way. This fight was brilliantly choreographed.
chandelier	A large, decorative hanging light with branches for several light bulbs or candles.
flash	A newsflash. A shooting star flashed and was gone.
flicker	Shine unsteadily. Amusement flickered briefly in his eyes.
gleam	A faint or brief light, especially one reflected from something. Affection gleamed in her large green eyes.
glimmer	A slight suggestion or vague understanding. He saw a faint glimmer of light from her window.
glint	A momentary flash of light. The glint of gold in his teeth.
glisten	A sparkling light reflected from something wet. There was a glisten of perspiration across her top lip.
glow	Shine intensely, as if with heat. Make the people s hearts glow.
illumination	A condition of spiritual awareness divine illumination. Higher levels of illumination are needed for reading.
illumine	Make lighter or brighter. He moved her lamp so that her face was illumined.
light	Switch on an electric light. Do you have a light.
lighten	Make or become lighter in weight, pressure, or severity. The strain had lightened.
limelight	A focus of public attention. He enjoyed being in the limelight.
lucent	Softly bright or radiant. The moon was lucent in the background.
luminescence	The emission of light by a substance that has not been heated, as in fluorescence and phosphorescence. Honey fungus produces a ghostly greenish luminescence.
opalescence	The visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface.
phosphorescent	Emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous. The phosphorescent glow of decaying wood.
radiance	Light or heat as emitted or reflected by something. The radiance of her countenance.
shimmer	Give off a shimmering reflection as of silk. The sea shimmered in the sunlight.
shine	Make a surface shine. His talent shines.
spark	Produce sparks at the point where an electric circuit is interrupted. The ignition sparks as soon as the gas is turned on.
sparkle	Be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity. Her earrings sparkled as she turned her head.
twinkle	Smile so that one’s eyes sparkle. Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star.