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Glitter vs Scintillate - What's the difference?

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Glitter is a related term of scintillate.


As verbs the difference between glitter and scintillate

is that glitter is to sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam while scintillate is to give off sparks; to shine as if emanating sparks; to twinkle or glow.

As a noun glitter

is a bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy; as, the glitter of arms; the glitter of royal equipage.

glitter

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy; as, the glitter of arms; the glitter of royal equipage.
  • A shiny, decorative adornment, sometimes sprinkled on glue to make simple artwork.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam.
  • a glittering sword
    the glittering ornaments on a Christmas tree
  • * Dryden
  • The field yet glitters with the pomp of war.
  • To be showy, specious, or striking, and hence attractive.
  • the glittering scenes of a court

    Derived terms

    * all that glitters is not gold

    scintillate

    English

    Verb

    (scintillat)
  • To give off sparks; to shine as if emanating sparks; to twinkle or glow.
  • To throw off like sparks.