glister
- noun
- /ˈɡlɪstər/
- Archaic
:
destello
- - Glisters!
Examples
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As she entered the gallery, the diamonds in the display case caught the light and created a dazzling glister.
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Remember... ...all that glisters is not gold.
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All that glisters is not gold.
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- Glisters?
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Tilting my head forward and back, I watched the lamplight strike glisters from my star.
Fiction book (1994) -
Deep, deep inside yourselves beyond the glister of your parties and the saucy blaze of your jewels.
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Eve's olive-skinned belly pouts above a hairless crotch, and Adam's groin glisters like a half-peeled avocado.
Fiction book (1998) -
The morning sun created a beautiful glister on the dew-covered grass.
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The glister of the fireworks lit up the night sky, captivating everyone's attention.
Synonyms
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1.0
A bright, sparkling shine seen from far away
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1.6
A bright shine that makes small flashes of light
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4.3
A shiny, gently glowing look on a surface like metal or porcelain
A short bright flash that looks like a sparkle
A bright shine made when light bounces off a surface
Antonyms
How Bright
Surface Forms
Etymology
Glister comes from the same family as glisten and glitter, and from an old word that meant 'to shine'. So a glister is a small, bright, sparkling shine or gleam.