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Glimmer vs Glim - What's the difference?

glimmer | glim |

As nouns the difference between glimmer and glim

is that glimmer is a faint light; a dim glow while glim is a light, candle, lantern.

As a verb glimmer

is to shine with a faint unsteady light.

glimmer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A faint light; a dim glow.
    • The glimmer of the fireflies was pleasant to watch.
  • A flash of light.
  • A faint or remote possibility.
    • A glimmer of hope.
  • (mineralogy, dated) mica

    • Synonyms

    * (flash of light) sparkle

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To shine with a faint unsteady light.
    • The fireflies glimmered in the dark.
    the glimmering''' dawn; a '''glimmering lamp
  • * Shakespeare
    • The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day.

    Synonyms

    * (shine with faint unsteady light) flicker, shimmer

    Noun

    (uncountable ) glimmer' (m) - ' glimmeren (singular definite)
  • (literary and formal) magnificence, glitter, tinsel, something that shines
    • Rikdommens glimmer
  • :: The tinsel of wealth
  • mica
    • Glimmer er et mineral som lett spaltes i tynne flak.
  • :: Mica is a mineral that easily separates into thin leaves

    • Derived terms

    * Lys glimmer = white mica (literally: "bright mica")

    Synonyms

    * glans, prakt, herlighet * , mica, mikanitt

    References

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    glim

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang) A light, candle, lantern.
  • * 1837 , (Charles Dickens), , Ch. 16:
    • 'Let's have a glim ,' said Sikes, 'or we shall go breaking our necks, or treading on the dog. Look after your legs if you do!'
  • * 1851 , (Herman Melville), , Ch. 3:
    • "Come along here, I'll give ye a glim in a jiffy;" and so saying he lighted a candle and held it towards me, offering to lead the way.
  • * 1883 , (Robert Louis Stevenson), , Ch. 5:
    • 'Sure enough, they left their glim here,' said the fellow from the window.
  • (slang) An eye.
  • (obsolete) brightness; splendour
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