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Glitters vs Glister - What's the difference?

glitters | glister |

As verbs the difference between glitters and glister

is that glitters is (glitter) while glister is to gleam, glisten or coruscate.

As a noun glister is

a brilliant flash; a glint or glister can be .

glitters

English

Verb

(head)
  • (glitter)
    • ----

    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

    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)

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