noun
Meaning 1
A brilliant flash; a glint.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
glister
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Pronunciation
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/ˈɡlɪstɚ/
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noun
Meaning 2
Alternative form of clyster.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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verb
Meaning 3
To gleam, glisten, or coruscate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, intransitive
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noun
Meaning 4
the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: glitter, glisten, scintillation, sparkle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: brightness
History
Etymology
From Middle English glisteren, either borrowed from or related to Middle Low German and/or Middle Dutch glisteren; like a host of other Germanic words in gl- related to shining, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵhley-.
Compare Old French glistere.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Russian: блесте́ть (blestétʹ) — to gleam, glisten, or coruscate
- Spanish: brillar — to gleam, glisten, or coruscate
- Spanish: relucir — to gleam, glisten, or coruscate