Definition of glitz
:extravagant showiness :glitter, ostentation
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She grew tired of the glitz and glamour of Hollywood life.
The casino was all glitz.
Recent Examples of glitz from the Web
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For all its seeming glamour and glitz, making movies can be a frustrating and potentially heartbreaking business.
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Whatever the case, she's been having fun hanging out with her kids while on the All The Hits tour with Lionel Richie: Mariah Carey: never afraid of a little glitz.
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After a glitz-filled, pre-match ceremony honoring McAuley's state and national titles in 2016, how else was a newcomer supposed to feel?
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But despite all the glitz and glam, many celebrities once linked to Scientology have disavowed it.
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And even though these were amazing, anyone with a birthday understands — AKA everyone — that while a relaxing night in and time with the girls is great, a chance to dress up and have the night be all about glitz and glam is pretty amazing, too.
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Naturally, J-Rod's party included lots of glitz and glam, including two matching multitiered birthday cakes, lots of dancing, and a barely there dress.
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There is none of the flash and glitz so prevalent in China’s far more prosperous cities.
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Polished updos, crimson lips, and plenty of glitz imbued this week’s best above-neck looks with a feel of evening-ready opulence, offering a welcome counter to summer’s easy brand of beauty.
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Origin and Etymology of glitz
perhaps modification of German glitzern to glitter, from Middle High German glitzen; akin to Old Norse glitra to glitter
glitz Synonyms
Synonyms
flamboyance, flash, flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, ostentation, ostentatiousness, pretentiousness, showiness, swankAntonyms
austerity, plainness, severityRelated Words
pretense (or pretence); éclat, extravaganza, mummery, pageant, parade, show; dazzle, fanfare, foofaraw, pageantry, pomp, razzle-dazzle, razzmatazz, spectacle; adornment, decoration, dressing, embellishment, garnishment, ornamentation, trimming; extravagance, fanciness, luxuriance, luxuriousness, magnificence, opulence, richness, sumptuousness; luridness; meretriciousness, tawdriness, vulgarityNear Antonyms
conservativeness, moderation, modesty, restraint, simplicity, understatement; elegance, gracefulness, tastefulness; minimalismRecent Examples of glitz from the Web
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For Fall 2017, Lexi Boling walked for Calvin Klein in a sheer peach top paired with elegant polished trousers, while a model at Adam Selman showed off her nipples in a glitzed-up T-shirt.
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And finally, out-glitzing everything else, one of the most spectacular reliquaries of the European Middle Ages is here.
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First Known Use of glitz
1956
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