Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glister

/ˈɡlɪstɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: glis-ter
IPA: /ˈɡlɪstɚ/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To gleam, glisten, or coruscate.

Archaic; Intransitive verb

noun

A brilliant flash; a glint.

noun

Alternative form of clyster.

Example Sentences

"All that gliſters is not gold."
"But, as the Phœnix on my Front doth gliſter, / Thou ſhalt the Finials of my Frame illuſtre."
"[…] strangely she glistered in the sun / as she leaped forth in the sun […]"

Etymology

From Middle English glisteren, either borrowed from or related to Middle Low German and/or Middle Dutch glisteren; like a host of other Germanic words in gl- related to shining, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley-.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *ǵʰley-, glisteren, -

Usage

Inflected Forms

glisters (present, singular) glistering (participle, present) glistered (participle, past) glistered (past) glisters (plural)

Synonyms

glitter glisten scintillation sparkle

Questions

How do you pronounce glister?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡlɪstɚ/.
What does glister mean?: To gleam, glisten, or coruscate.
Where does glister come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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