glitz
ostentatious glitter or sophistication: a cocktail lounge noted for its glitz.
to add a showy sophistication to (often followed by up): They glitzed up the lobby with a couple of fountains and a birdcage.
Origin of glitz
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How to use glitz in a sentence
Its glitz and gloss are immersive, its pace propulsive, its twists thrilling.
You might go to a Starbucks and the store is really nice, you have this great experience, you get your latte, you go out, but then if you look beneath all of the glitz on the streets, you actually have much older infrastructure.
Better cybersecurity means finding the “unknown unknowns” | MIT Technology Review Insights | May 26, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewBehind the glitz of Apple’s April 20 “Spring Loaded” event, which featured new iMacs, iPads, and a Willie Wonka purple paint job for iPhones, Apple quietly announced a tiny tweak to its operating system.
Apple’s privacy update shows the massive power of small design changes | Nicolás Rivero | April 26, 2021 | QuartzNot many know what to expect, save for the dissonance of glitz and glamour against the backdrop of a nation decimated by illness and economic downturn.
While the glitz and glamor have increased, the most recent season’s drama had some viewers questioning whether the relationships between current cast members had become too toxic.
Cars have national attributes and GM wants their luxury line to grab the glitz of New York instead of the grime of Detroit.
The paperback rights for glitz, after it made the list, went for $500,000.
Elmore Leonard’s Rocky Road to Fame and Fortune | Mike Lupica | September 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe pair met in 2001 and embarked on a romance of glitz and glamour that lasted over a decade.
Fashion Designer—and Mick Jagger’s Girlfriend—L’Wren Scott, Found Dead | Erin Cunningham | March 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAlong with the glitz and the glamour of the era, Hamilton also recorded its troubling events.
All Hail Richard Hamilton, the Father of British Pop Art | Chloë Ashby | February 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMother Antonia Brenner, a twice-divorced socialite, renounced Hollywood glitz to live as a nun in a Mexican prison.
From Hollywood Socialite to Catholic Missionary | The Telegraph | October 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for glitz
/ (ɡlɪts) /
slang ostentatious showiness; gaudiness or glitter
Origin of glitz
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