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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glitz

/ɡlɪts/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables
glitz
IPA
/ɡlɪts/
15
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Garish, brilliant showiness.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To make glitzy.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Back-formation from glitzy, in turn from German glitzern (“glint”). Cognate with Old Norse glitra, glita (“glitter”) and Gothic 𐌲𐌻𐌹𐍄𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (glitmunjan, “glisten”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

glitzes (plural) glitzes (present, singular) glitzing (participle, present) glitzed (participle, past) glitzed (past)

Derived Forms

glitzkrieg

Phrases

glitz and glamour

Frequently Paired Words

glitzy

Synonyms

glitz up flashiness garishness gaudiness loudness brashness meretriciousness tawdriness

Rhymes With

it's its hits fits bits sits tits admits permits kits pits shits

Questions

How do you pronounce glitz?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡlɪts/.
What does glitz mean?
Garish, brilliant showiness.
Where does glitz come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce glitz

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