/ɡlɪts/
OriginBack-formation from glitzy, in turn from German glitzern (“glint”). Cognate with Old Norse glitra, glita (“glitter”) and Gothic 𐌲𐌻𐌹𐍄𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (glitmunjan, “glisten”).
- countable, uncountableGarish, brilliant showiness.
“The glitz of the award ceremony was obvious.”
Formsglitzes(plural) · glitzes(present, singular, third-person) · glitzing(participle, present) · glitzed(participle, past) · glitzed(past)