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Rite vs Glitter - What's the difference?

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Rite is a related term of glitter.


As an adjective rite

is humid, wet.

As a noun glitter is

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

As a verb glitter is

to sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam.

rite

English

(wikipedia rite)

Etymology 1

Via (etyl) and (etyl), from (etyl) ritus.

Noun

(en noun)
  • A religious custom.
    • Related terms
    * ritual

    Etymology 2

    Variation of (right).

    Adjective

    (-)
    • Derived terms
    * amirite

    Adverb

    (-)

    • Interjection

    (en interjection)

    • Noun

    (en noun)

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    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