aglitteradj.adv.

Brit.

/əˈɡlɪtə/, U.S.

/əˈɡlɪdər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix³, glitter v.

Etymology: < a- prefix³ + glitter v.

A. adj.

In predicative use: glittering.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [adjective] > glittering or sparkling

sparkling?c1225

glising1340

glimmeringa1375

glistening1388

glistering1398

glitteringa1400

coruscantc1485

twinkling1508

flankering1577

fire-darting1594

glitterous1596

scintillant1611

winkinga1616

micant1657

scintillating1664

spangling1665

besparklinga1674

skinkling1790

spunky1791

micacious1797

glistery1806

spark-like1814

spangly1818

emicatious1819

sparky1827

aglitter1828

ablaze1851

aglist1858

scintillescent1860

aglisten1867

glittery1880

twinkly1884

sparkly1922

1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 24 275/2 A twenty feet rod of Phin's, all ring-rustling, and a-glitter with the preserving varnish.

1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend I. ii. xvi. 312 Mr. Lammle, all a-glitter.

1881 M. E. Braddon Asphodel I. 66 A room all a-glitter with gilding.

1954 Life 3 May 160/2 All was aglitter, and the waiters were mixing the cocktails.

2006 P. Richmond Fever ii. xx. 271 Capitol was recording for a live album, the crowds were aglitter.

B. adv.

So as to glitter.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [adverb] > in a sparkling manner

scintillously1509

twinklingly1561

glisteringly1587

glisteningly1611

glitteringly1611

sparklingly1669

scintillant1737

a-sparkle1840

spark-like1845

scintillatingly1875

aglisten1883

scintillantly1887

aglitter1913

1913 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. Mar. 332 The brilliant sun burned hard and clear,..setting a-glitter the fragments of mica on every little rolling hill.

1999 D. Sobel Galileo's Daughter (2000) viii. 93 The play of the Sun's light could set the most mundane objects aglitter.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aglitter
释义	aglitteradj.adv. Brit. /əˈɡlɪtə/, U.S. /əˈɡlɪdər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix³, glitter v. Etymology: < a- prefix³ + glitter v. A. adj. In predicative use: glittering. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [adjective] > glittering or sparkling sparkling?c1225 glising1340 glimmeringa1375 glistening1388 glistering1398 glitteringa1400 coruscantc1485 twinkling1508 flankering1577 fire-darting1594 glitterous1596 scintillant1611 winkinga1616 micant1657 scintillating1664 spangling1665 besparklinga1674 skinkling1790 spunky1791 micacious1797 glistery1806 spark-like1814 spangly1818 emicatious1819 sparky1827 aglitter1828 ablaze1851 aglist1858 scintillescent1860 aglisten1867 glittery1880 twinkly1884 sparkly1922 1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 24 275/2 A twenty feet rod of Phin's, all ring-rustling, and a-glitter with the preserving varnish. 1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend I. ii. xvi. 312 Mr. Lammle, all a-glitter. 1881 M. E. Braddon Asphodel I. 66 A room all a-glitter with gilding. 1954 Life 3 May 160/2 All was aglitter, and the waiters were mixing the cocktails. 2006 P. Richmond Fever ii. xx. 271 Capitol was recording for a live album, the crowds were aglitter. B. adv. So as to glitter. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [adverb] > in a sparkling manner scintillously1509 twinklingly1561 glisteringly1587 glisteningly1611 glitteringly1611 sparklingly1669 scintillant1737 a-sparkle1840 spark-like1845 scintillatingly1875 aglisten1883 scintillantly1887 aglitter1913 1913 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. Mar. 332 The brilliant sun burned hard and clear,..setting a-glitter the fragments of mica on every little rolling hill. 1999 D. Sobel Galileo's Daughter (2000) viii. 93 The play of the Sun's light could set the most mundane objects aglitter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.adv.1828
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