glittering — index tawdry Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Glittering — Glitter Glit ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glittered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glittering}.] [OE. gliteren; akin to Sw. glittra, Icel. glitra, glita, AS. glitenian, OS. gl[=i]tan, OHG. gl[=i]zzan, G. gleissen, Goth. glitmunjan, and also to E. glint, glisten … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glittering — glit|ter|ing [ˈglıtərıŋ] adj [usually before noun] 1.) giving off many small flashes of light = ↑sparkling ▪ glittering jewels 2.) very successful ▪ a glittering career 3.) connected with rich, famous and fashionable people ▪ a glittering… … Dictionary of contemporary English
glittering — glit|ter|ing [ glıtərıŋ ] adjective 1. ) bright and shining with a lot of quick flashes of light: glittering jewels 2. ) used for describing situations that involve rich, famous, or successful people: a glittering line up of celebrities a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
glittering — [[t]glɪ̱tərɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: ADJ n You use glittering to indicate that something is very impressive or successful. ...a brilliant school pupil destined for a glittering academic career. ...a champagne breakfast for a glittering array of… … English dictionary
glittering — UK [ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ] / US adjective 1) bright and shining with a lot of quick flashes of light glittering jewels 2) used for describing situations that involve rich, famous, or successful people a glittering line up of celebrities a glittering career … English dictionary
glittering — adjective 1 giving off many small flashes of light: glittering jewels 2 very successful, and connected with rich and famous people: a glittering career in the diplomatic service glitteringly adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
glittering — adjective a) Brightly sparkling. Gaur was an example of a man without a BA who seemed infinitely better educated than the fellows who left Fort Hare with glittering degrees. b) Valuable, desirable. Syn: aglitter … Wiktionary
glittering — adj. Glittering is used with these nouns: ↑affair, ↑career, ↑ceremony, ↑premiere, ↑prize … Collocations dictionary
Glittering generality — Glittering generalities (also called glowing generalities ) are emotionally appealing words so closely associated with highly valued concepts and beliefs that they carry conviction without supporting information or reason. Such highly valued… … Wikipedia
