glitz C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɡlɪts/ See IPA manual Freq #39382 Meanings 1 noun Showy, glamorous style that may seem cheap or shallow. Behind all the glitz of the awards show, the organizers were struggling with money. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · showy, glamorous style that... brashness Etymology AI details Back-formation from glitzy, in turn from German glitzern (“glint”). Cognate with Old Norse glitra, glita (“glitter”) and Gothic 𐌲𐌻𐌹𐍄𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (glitmunjan, “glisten”). glitzern German View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # glitz **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɡlɪts/ **Frequency rank:** 39382 ## Meanings 1. Showy, glamorous style that may seem cheap or shallow. ## Examples - Behind all the glitz of the awards show, the organizers were struggling with money. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: glitzern ## Etymology Back-formation from glitzy, in turn from German glitzern (“glint”). Cognate with Old Norse glitra, glita (“glitter”) and Gothic 𐌲𐌻𐌹𐍄𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (glitmunjan, “glisten”). ## AI Etymology Glitz is traced through back-formation from glitzy, in turn from German glitzern (“glint”). Cognate with Old Norse glitra, glita (“glitter”) and Gothic 𐌲𐌻𐌹𐍄𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (glitmunjan, “glisten”). In present-day use, it means showy, glamorous style that may seem cheap or shallow. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown