glitzy
13
4.8
- adjective
- /ˈɡlɪtsi/
:
llamativo
- She wore a glitzy dress that sparkled under the party lights, making her stand out in the crowd.
- glitzy and glamorous
- glitzy casino
- glitzy fundraiser
All of those things don't immediately, in shining, glamorous, glitzy fashion, announce themselves when they meet your friends.
- All of those things don't immediately, in shining, glamorous, glitzy fashion, announce themselves when they meet your friends.
Examples
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Her mailbox was filled to capacity with the usual stuff—policy memos, travel vouchers, glitzy conference announcements, and the like.
Fiction book (1993) -
Over the years, the competition has become slicker and much more glitzy.
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And what is happening to the land around the glitzy house?
Academic text (1991) -
If this is too glitzy for you, tomorrow, we can get a room at the Garden of Eden.
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It's not glitzy and gross like Miami.
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We often think that the future belongs to the glitzy professions.
Fiction book (1999) -
People like the Hedisons just the way they are: rich, ruthless, glitzy.
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While the glitzy casino neon lights brighten up evening skies, residents of Macau continue their daily lives.
Academic text (2007) -
Our top story this evening involves Hollywood's three favorite G's — - a glamorous, glitzy gala night on the town.
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The result is a kind of glitzy entropy—wasteful, joyless, increasingly cold, and powerfully disturbing to the human spirit.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
132
4.3
Looking stylish and exciting in a way that attracts attention
69
4.1
Very bright or showy in a way that attracts attention
39
3.9
Very impressive and attractive in a way that gets attention
35
6.5
Being very bright and showy to attract attention
22
5.5
Very bright and showy in a way that looks bad
18
7.4
Very stylish and expensive-looking, like a fancy car or hotel
15
7.2
Bright and stylish in a way that draws attention
11
2.7
Shining with many small, bright points of light
11
7.7
To show off very expensive things to attract attention
10
4.3
Looking attractive and expensive but not actually good
8
3.2
Bright or fancy in a way that draws attention
7
4.9
Very bright and showy to get attention but not in good taste
3
7.4
Showy in a way meant to attract attention
2
4.5
Stylish and attractive with shiny, showy details
1
9.6
Looking expensive or stylish in a showy, joking way
Looks very fashionable and showy, often wearing bright clothes
Shiny and showy but cheap, like tinsel
Shiny with gold or silver and looking showy
Attractive and stylish in a bold, showy way
Antonyms
How Showy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Glitzy comes from the word glitz, which is related to glitter and the simple idea 'to sparkle'. So, something glitzy looks very bright and showy on the surface, often pretty and flashy but sometimes a little shallow.