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glitter

glitter

35 1.6
Very small shiny pieces used to decorate things
  • noun
  • /ˈɡlɪtər/
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  • She adorned the greeting card with tiny pieces of glitter to make it shine.
  • sprinkle glitter
  • glitter glue
  • decorate with glitter

And this is filled with gold glitter, which is amazing.

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Examples

  • I'm putting pink glitter on them.

  • I think I'm still getting red glitter out of my hair.

  • It's got like glitter on it as well.

  • And then I got her this blue one with some sort of glitter stuff.

  • And this is filled with gold glitter, which is amazing.

  • It's like purple and green glitter all through the box.

  • But I wanted to add a hint of glitter to jazz this up a bit!

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  • Covered in edible glitter for only a dollar more.

  • Scattered patches of glitter winked in the late afternoon sun.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • It's bright and fun, and the iridescent glitter makes it look dreamy on the nail.

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Synonyms

diamond dust
vsglitter
3.9

A very fine glitter powder used on skin or crafts to give shine

is made of small pieces usually sprinkled rather than being a fine powder

How Sparkly

glitter
35 1.6
sequin
35 3.2
matte
  • US
14 5.3

Surface Forms

glitter singular
glitters plural

Etymology

Glitter was later used for the small, shiny pieces used to decorate things because each tiny bit catches light and makes little 'flashes'. So decorative glitter is named for the way those bits create a sparkling shine.