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Glister vs Sparkle - What's the difference?

glister | sparkle |

As verbs the difference between glister and sparkle

is that glister is to gleam, glisten or coruscate while sparkle is to emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles; to shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle; as, the blazing wood sparkles; the stars sparkle.

As nouns the difference between glister and sparkle

is that glister is a brilliant flash; a glint or glister can be while sparkle is a little spark; a scintillation.

glister

English

Etymology 1

Old English glistren

Verb

(en verb)
  • To gleam, glisten or coruscate
  • :All that glisters is not gold.'' Shakespeare, ''The Merchant of Venice (II, vii)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A brilliant flash; a glint

    • Etymology 2

    Compare (etyl) glistere.

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Anagrams

    *

    sparkle

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), (m), equivalent to .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A little spark; a scintillation.
  • * Spenser
    • As sparkles from the anvil rise, / When heavy hammers on the wedge are swayed.
  • * Prescott
    • The shock was sufficiently strong to strike out some sparkles of his fiery temper.
  • Brilliance; luster.
    • the sparkle of a diamond.
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    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (m), (m), (m), equivalent to .

    Alternative forms

    * (obsolete)

    Verb

    (sparkl)
  • To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles; to shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle; as, the blazing wood sparkles; the stars sparkle.
  • * A mantelet upon his shoulder hanging Bretful of rubies red, as fire sparkling . — Chaucer.
  • * , chapter=5
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands.}}
  • To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
  • * Milton
    • I see bright honour sparkle through your eyes.
  • To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce; as, sparkling wine.
  • To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.
  • * Did sparkle forth great light. — Spenser
  • (obsolete) To disperse.
  • * The Landgrave hath sparkled his army without any further enterprise. — State Papers.
  • (obsolete) To scatter on or over.
    • Synonyms
    * shine, glisten, scintillate, radiate, coruscate, glitter, twinkle =

    References

    * (Webster 1913)