glitteringn.

/ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/

Etymology: < glitter v. + -ing suffix¹.

a. The action of glitter v.

ΘΚΠ

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

glistening1398

sprankling1398

twinkling1398

sprinklinga1400

sparklingc1440

glisteringc1450

glister1535

glittering1567

spangling1576

scintillation1585

sparkle1589

glitter1602

sparking1611

coruscancy1630

emication1646

eruscationa1652

sparklingnessa1691

glitterance1801

glisten1840

spangle1853

sparkliness-

1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest f. 3^v To the intent that..this maner might shew some glittring.

1607 J. Davies Summa Totalis sig. E4 Which nought comes nere for Clouds and Glitterings.

1656 A. Cowley Davideis ii. 46 in Poems So near a storm wise David would not stay, Nor trust the glittering of a faithless Day.

1692 J. Dryden All for Love (new ed.) Pref. sig. b 3 If a little glittering in discourse has pass'd them on us for witty men, where was the necessity of undeceiving the World?

†b. concrete. Something that glitters. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [noun] > spark or glittering light > that which glitters

twinkler1605

glistening1631

glittering1670

glitterer1823

1670 J. Eachard Grounds Contempt of Clergy 46 They count all Discourses empty, dull, and cloudy, unless bespangl'd with these Glitterings.

c1698 J. Locke Thoughts on Conduct of Understanding Introd. §3 Every Man carries about with him a Touchstone, if he will make use of it to distinguish substantial Gold from superficial Glitterings.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

glitteringadj.

Etymology: < glitter v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈglittering.

1. That glitters. literal and figurative.

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

a1400 Seuyn Sages (W.) 3335 With gerlandes & with gleterand thing Was sho made out of knawing.

a1400–50 Alexander 3346 Þe sext of gletirand gold gayle was forgid.

1568 Christis Kirk on Grene in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1928) II. 266 Hir glitterand hair þat wes full goldin So hard in lufe him lest.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1593) i. sig. G6^v O glittring miseries of man.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 534 Glorious and glittering painters.

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 171 It is proverbially said, that the..Neopolitans are glittering and sumptuous.

1683 W. Soames tr. N. Boileau-Despréaux Art of Poetry i. 3 Let Italians be Vain Authors of false glitt'ring Poetry.

1764 O. Goldsmith Traveller 3 Ye glittering towns, with wealth and splendour crown'd.

1818 W. Hazlitt Lect. Eng. Poets (1870) vii. 185 The thistle's glittering down.

1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey II. iv. vi. 218 His glittering youth was gone, and wasted.

1876 L. Stephen Hours in Libr. 2nd Ser. viii. 350 The satire is..more distantly allied to poetical unction than to glittering rhetoric.

2. glittering generality n. (originally U.S.), a platitude or cliché; used (esp. in plural) of superficially convincing but empty phrases characteristic of the language of politicians, advertisements, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > insincere or pretentious talk > [noun]

flash1605

sniffling1653

canting1659

cant1710

galbanum1764

gas1793

blarney1796

gammon1805

slum1812

claptrap1819

flam1825

glittering generality1849

bull's wool1850

eyewash1857

bunkum1862

hot air1873

kid1874

fustian1880

flubdub1888

bull1914

oil1917

blah1918

drip1919

piss and wind1922

banana-oil1927

flannel1927

crud1943

old talk1956

ole talk1964

okey-doke1969

yada yada1991

the mind > language > linguistics > linguistic unit > phrase > [noun] > cliché

glittering generality1849

cliché1881

thought-saver1931

1849 Providence (Rhode Island) Jrnl. 14 Dec. 2/6 We fear that the glittering generalities of the speaker have left an impression more delightful than permanent.

1892 W. S. Walsh Handy-bk. Lit. Curiosities 416 Glittering generalities,..the sounding but uncompromising resolutions which make up the greater part of the platforms of political parties in the United States.

1958 R. Brown Words & Things ix. 339 The works of Christ, Buddha, Kierkegaard, and Laotse are filled with emotional expressions and glittering generalities.

1981 N.Y. Times 12 Mar. a22/6 It is to be hoped that Mrs. Shriver's book will avoid glittering generalities and describe concretely how families' participation in their children's lives can be made into a positive force.

1986 Summary of World Broadcasts Pt. 1: U.S.S.R. (B.B.C.) 4 Sept. SU/8355/A1/1 National interest is a slogan, a..glittering generality, a cliche, behind which a whole lot of bad designs..have hidden themselves throughout history.

Derivatives

ˈglitteringly adv. in a glittering manner.

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

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Luisantement,..glitteringly.

1647 H. More Philos. Poems ii. ii. ii. xvi The nimble phantasie..more glitterandly Displayes her spreaden forms.

1820 Moir in Blackwood's Mag. 7 627 Pendant and twining glitteringly, Like amethysts of purple dye.

1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 12 Nov. 1/2 Briskly and glitteringly carriage after carriage rolls by.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	glittering
释义	glitteringn. /ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/ Etymology: < glitter v. + -ing suffix¹. a. The action of glitter v. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [noun] > spark or glittering light > sparkling or glittering glistening1398 sprankling1398 twinkling1398 sprinklinga1400 sparklingc1440 glisteringc1450 glister1535 glittering1567 spangling1576 scintillation1585 sparkle1589 glitter1602 sparking1611 coruscancy1630 emication1646 eruscationa1652 sparklingnessa1691 glitterance1801 glisten1840 spangle1853 sparkliness- 1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest f. 3^v To the intent that..this maner might shew some glittring. 1607 J. Davies Summa Totalis sig. E4 Which nought comes nere for Clouds and Glitterings. 1656 A. Cowley Davideis ii. 46 in Poems So near a storm wise David would not stay, Nor trust the glittering of a faithless Day. 1692 J. Dryden All for Love (new ed.) Pref. sig. b 3 If a little glittering in discourse has pass'd them on us for witty men, where was the necessity of undeceiving the World? †b. concrete. Something that glitters. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [noun] > spark or glittering light > that which glitters twinkler1605 glistening1631 glittering1670 glitterer1823 1670 J. Eachard Grounds Contempt of Clergy 46 They count all Discourses empty, dull, and cloudy, unless bespangl'd with these Glitterings. c1698 J. Locke Thoughts on Conduct of Understanding Introd. §3 Every Man carries about with him a Touchstone, if he will make use of it to distinguish substantial Gold from superficial Glitterings. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2019). glitteringadj. Etymology: < glitter v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈglittering. 1. That glitters. literal and figurative. 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 a1400 Seuyn Sages (W.) 3335 With gerlandes & with gleterand thing Was sho made out of knawing. a1400–50 Alexander 3346 Þe sext of gletirand gold gayle was forgid. 1568 Christis Kirk on Grene in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1928) II. 266 Hir glitterand hair þat wes full goldin So hard in lufe him lest. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1593) i. sig. G6^v O glittring miseries of man. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 534 Glorious and glittering painters. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 171 It is proverbially said, that the..Neopolitans are glittering and sumptuous. 1683 W. Soames tr. N. Boileau-Despréaux Art of Poetry i. 3 Let Italians be Vain Authors of false glitt'ring Poetry. 1764 O. Goldsmith Traveller 3 Ye glittering towns, with wealth and splendour crown'd. 1818 W. Hazlitt Lect. Eng. Poets (1870) vii. 185 The thistle's glittering down. 1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey II. iv. vi. 218 His glittering youth was gone, and wasted. 1876 L. Stephen Hours in Libr. 2nd Ser. viii. 350 The satire is..more distantly allied to poetical unction than to glittering rhetoric. 2. glittering generality n. (originally U.S.), a platitude or cliché; used (esp. in plural) of superficially convincing but empty phrases characteristic of the language of politicians, advertisements, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > insincere or pretentious talk > [noun] flash1605 sniffling1653 canting1659 cant1710 galbanum1764 gas1793 blarney1796 gammon1805 slum1812 claptrap1819 flam1825 glittering generality1849 bull's wool1850 eyewash1857 bunkum1862 hot air1873 kid1874 fustian1880 flubdub1888 bull1914 oil1917 blah1918 drip1919 piss and wind1922 banana-oil1927 flannel1927 crud1943 old talk1956 ole talk1964 okey-doke1969 yada yada1991 the mind > language > linguistics > linguistic unit > phrase > [noun] > cliché glittering generality1849 cliché1881 thought-saver1931 1849 Providence (Rhode Island) Jrnl. 14 Dec. 2/6 We fear that the glittering generalities of the speaker have left an impression more delightful than permanent. 1892 W. S. Walsh Handy-bk. Lit. Curiosities 416 Glittering generalities,..the sounding but uncompromising resolutions which make up the greater part of the platforms of political parties in the United States. 1958 R. Brown Words & Things ix. 339 The works of Christ, Buddha, Kierkegaard, and Laotse are filled with emotional expressions and glittering generalities. 1981 N.Y. Times 12 Mar. a22/6 It is to be hoped that Mrs. Shriver's book will avoid glittering generalities and describe concretely how families' participation in their children's lives can be made into a positive force. 1986 Summary of World Broadcasts Pt. 1: U.S.S.R. (B.B.C.) 4 Sept. SU/8355/A1/1 National interest is a slogan, a..glittering generality, a cliche, behind which a whole lot of bad designs..have hidden themselves throughout history. Derivatives ˈglitteringly adv. in a glittering manner. 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 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Luisantement,..glitteringly. 1647 H. More Philos. Poems ii. ii. ii. xvi The nimble phantasie..more glitterandly Displayes her spreaden forms. 1820 Moir in Blackwood's Mag. 7 627 Pendant and twining glitteringly, Like amethysts of purple dye. 1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 12 Nov. 1/2 Briskly and glitteringly carriage after carriage rolls by. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.1567adj.a1400
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