"glitz" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡlɪts/ Audio: en-uk-glitz.ogg [UK] Forms: glitzes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪts Etymology: Back-formation from glitzy, in turn from German glitzern (“glint”). Cognate with Old Norse glitra, glita (“glitter”) and Gothic 𐌲𐌻𐌹𐍄𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (glitmunjan, “glisten”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|glitzy}} glitzy, {{der|en|de|glitzern||glint}} German glitzern (“glint”), {{cog|non|glitra}} Old Norse glitra, {{m|non|glita||glitter}} glita (“glitter”), {{cog|got|𐌲𐌻𐌹𐍄𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽||glisten}} Gothic 𐌲𐌻𐌹𐍄𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (glitmunjan, “glisten”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} glitz (countable and uncountable, plural glitzes)
  1. Garish, brilliant showiness. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: glitz and glamour Related terms: glitzy Translations (brilliant showiness): blits [masculine] (Dutch), kimallus (Finnish), loisto (Finnish), Pomp [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-glitz-en-noun-vAk1aWXv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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