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Glint vs Glist - What's the difference?

glint | glist |

As nouns the difference between glint and glist

is that glint is a short flash of light while glist is (mineralogy) glimmer; mica.

As a verb glint

is to flash briefly.

glint

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A short flash of light.
  • I saw the glint of metal as he raised the gun.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To flash briefly.
  • To glance; to peep forth, as a flower from the bud; to glitter.
  • (Robert Burns)

    glist

    English

    Noun

  • (mineralogy) glimmer; mica
  • (Webster 1913)