Glitter vs. Shimmer — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Glitter and Shimmer
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Glitter
Glitter is an assortment of small, reflective particles that come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors. Glitter particles reflect light at different angles, causing the surface to sparkle or shimmer.
Shimmer
Shine with a soft, slightly wavering light
The sea shimmered in the sunlight
Glitter
A sparkling or glistening light.
Shimmer
A soft, slightly wavering light
A pale shimmer of moonlight
Glitter
Brilliant or showy, often superficial attractiveness.
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Shimmer
To shine with a subdued flickering light
Fireflies shimmered in the night sky.
Glitter
Small pieces of light-reflecting decorative material.
Shimmer
To be reflected as a subdued, flickering light
The moon shimmered on the pond's surface.
Glitter
To sparkle brilliantly; glisten
A gold ring that glittered in the display window.
Eyes that glittered with tears.
Shimmer
A flickering or tremulous light; a glimmer.
Glitter
To be reflected as a sparkling or glistening light
The sun glittered on the snow.
Shimmer
(intransitive) To shine tremulously or intermittently; to gleam faintly.
Glitter
A bright, sparkling light; shininess or brilliance.
Shimmer
A faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining.
Glitter
A shiny, decorative adornment, sometimes sprinkled on glue to make simple artwork.
Shimmer
(signal processing) A measure of the irregularities in the loudness of a particular pitch over time.
Glitter
(figurative) Glitz.
Shimmer
(crime) A thin electronic device that is fit inside a card reader, such as on automated teller machines (ATMs), or point-of-sale terminals (POS's), that acts as an intermediate interface between the chip on a chip-and-pin technology card and the chip reader of the machine, to allow one to clone the chip.
Glitter
To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam.
A glittering sword
The glittering ornaments on a Christmas tree
Shimmer
To shine with a tremulous or intermittent light; to shine faintly; to gleam; to glisten; to glimmer.
The shimmering glimpses of a stream.
Glitter
To be showy, specious, or striking, and hence attractive.
The glittering scenes of a court
Shimmer
A faint, tremulous light; a gleaming; a glimmer.
TWo silver lamps, fed with perfumed oil, diffused . . . a trembling twilight-seeming shimmer through the quiet apartment.
Glitter
To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam; as, a glittering sword.
The field yet glitters with the pomp of war.
Shimmer
A weak and tremulous light;
The shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers
The play of light on the water
Glitter
To be showy, specious, or striking, and hence attractive; as, the glittering scenes of a court.
Shimmer
Shine with a weak or fitful light;
Beech leaves shimmered in the moonlight
Glitter
A bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy; as, the glitter of arms; the glitter of royal equipage.
Shimmer
Give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk
Glitter
The quality of glittering or sparkling brightly
Glitter
The occurrence of a small flash or spark
Glitter
Be shiny, as if wet;
His eyes were glistening
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