glitz
/ɡlɪts/
glitz noun: garish, brilliant showiness.
Noun
glitz (countable and uncountable, plural glitzes)
Verb
glitz (third-person singular simple present glitzes, present participle glitzing, simple past and past participle glitzed)
- To make glitzy.
- Synonyms:
- glitz up
glitz meaning in Tamil
glitz in Tamil
- பகட்டழகு
Examples of glitz in a sentence
- Being the daughter of an A-list celebrity, she grew up in a world of glitz and glamour.
- “Las Vegas has glitz, but Palm Springs has chill,” Stone said.
- Post-tsunami, the glitz factor has soared, with new ultraluxury resorts and a more upscale vibe in town.
Synonyms of glitz
- glitz up
Forms of glitz
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | glitzes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | glitzes |
| present participle | glitzing |
| past participle | glitzed |
| past | glitzed |
Origin of glitz
Back-formation from glitzy, in turn from German glitzern (“glint”). Cognate with Old Norse glitra, glita (“glitter”) and Gothic 𐌲𐌻𐌹𐍄𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (glitmunjan, “glisten”).
Words formed from glitz
Words that rhyme with glitz
Questions about glitz
- What does glitz mean?
- Glitz means garish, brilliant showiness.
- What is glitz in Tamil?
- Glitz in Tamil is பகட்டழகு. See Glitz meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is glitz?
- Glitz can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce glitz?
- Glitz is pronounced /ɡlɪts/.
- What is the plural of glitz?
- The plural of glitz is glitzes.
Words near glitz in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: glitz (page history and authors); glitz (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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