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glitz

Best crossword clue

"Flashy glamour"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ɡlɪts/Part of speech nounSorted giltzStarts with GEnds with Z1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Flashy glamour, sparkle, or showy attractiveness.

Word origin

Back-formation from glitzy, in turn from German glitzern (“glint”). Cognate with Old Norse glitra, glita (“glitter”) and Gothic 𐌲𐌻𐌹𐍄𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (glitmunjan, “glisten”).

Used in a sentence

  • The glitz of the award ceremony was obvious.
  • […] the newly rich hanker after old aristocratic glitz.

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