Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aglitter

/əˈɡlɪtɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: aglit-ter
IPA: /əˈɡlɪtɚ/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"The grass must have been growing during the night, for it is tickling our bare ankles; and sure of all coolness, none so refreshing to the frame as that which follows one’s foot-prints on meadow aglitter with morning dews."
"a light buggy, all aglitter from point to point of its natty furnishings, drew up at our gate"
"[…] by now his black eyes were aglitter with stars."
"The blacksmith was long gone, his ironwork aglitter like a gate to heaven."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English glitter English aglitter From a- + glitter.

Synonyms

coruscant fulgid glinting glistering glittering glittery scintillant scintillating sparkly

Rhymes With

twitter bitter litter transmitter glitter hitter sitter fitter ritter emitter splitter critter

Questions

How do you pronounce aglitter?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈɡlɪtɚ/.
What does aglitter mean?: Glittering.
Where does aglitter come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English glitter English aglitter From a- + glitter.

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