glitz

glitz

G0151600 (glĭts) Informal n. Ostentatious showiness; flashiness: "a garish barrage of show-biz glitz" (Peter G. Davis).tr.v. glitzed, glitz·ing, glitz·es To invest with an ostentatiously showy quality: "have started to glitz up their shows with filmed backdrops" (Bill Barol).

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[Back-formation from glitzy, flashy, showy, probably from German glitzern, to glitter, from Middle High German glitzen, to shine, from Old High German glīzan; see ghel- in Indo-European roots.]

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glitz′i·ness n.glitz′y adj.

glitz

(ɡlɪts) nostentatious showiness; gaudiness or glitter[C20: back formation from glitzy]

glitz

(glɪts)

n. ostentatious glitter or glamour. [1970–75; perhaps b. glitter and ritz ostentatious display (see ritzy)]

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glitz - tasteless showiness brashness, flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, tawdriness, loudness, meretriciousnesstastelessness - inelegance indicated by a lack of good taste

glitz

nounInformal. Brilliant, showy splendor:brilliance, brilliancy, glitter, glory, gorgeousness, magnificence, resplendence, resplendency, sparkle, sumptuousness.

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