Definition of "glitter" []

• A sparkling or glistening light. (noun)
• Brilliant or showy, often superficial attractiveness. (noun)
• Small pieces of light-reflecting decorative material. (noun)
• To sparkle brilliantly; glisten. See Synonyms at flash. (verb-intransitive)
• To sparkle coldly or malevolently: eyes that glittered at the prospect of revenge. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Finally, if you can produce the word glitter, go all out!"
• "It's not when the festival's organizer invites everyone back to his grandmother's house, where his father shakes your hand and his mother presents a traditional homecooked dinner; it's not even when the said organizer is shirtless, crowd-surfing and covered in glitter at the afterparty."
• "As for the cover, crazy hot pink and glitter is exactly what Tammy would have chose!"