Glitter vs. Shine — What's the Difference?

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.

(of the sun or another source of light) give out a bright light

A sparkling or glistening light.

Be very talented or perform very well

Brilliant or showy, often superficial attractiveness.

Make (an object made of leather, metal, or wood) bright by rubbing it; polish

Small pieces of light-reflecting decorative material.

A quality of brightness produced when light is reflected on something

To sparkle brilliantly; glisten

To emit light.

To be reflected as a sparkling or glistening light

To reflect light; glint or glisten.

A bright, sparkling light; shininess or brilliance.

To distinguish oneself in an activity or a field; excel.

A shiny, decorative adornment, sometimes sprinkled on glue to make simple artwork.

To be immediately apparent

(figurative) Glitz.

To aim or cast the beam or glow of (a light).

To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam.

Past tense and past participle shined To make glossy or bright by polishing.

To be showy, specious, or striking, and hence attractive.

Brightness from a source of light; radiance.

To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam; as, a glittering sword.

Brightness from reflected light; luster.

To be showy, specious, or striking, and hence attractive; as, the glittering scenes of a court.

A shoeshine.

A bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy; as, the glitter of arms; the glitter of royal equipage.

Excellence in quality or appearance; splendor.

The quality of glittering or sparkling brightly

Fair weather

The occurrence of a small flash or spark

Shines(Informal) Pranks or tricks.

Be shiny, as if wet;

(Slang) Whiskey; moonshine.

Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a black person.

To emit or reflect light so as to glow.

To reflect light.

To distinguish oneself; to excel.

To be effulgent in splendour or beauty.

To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers.

To be immediately apparent.

(transitive) To create light with (a flashlight, lamp, torch, or similar).

(transitive) To cause to shine, as a light or by reflected light.

(transitive) To cause (something) to shine; put a shine on (something); polish (something).

To polish a cricket ball using saliva and one’s clothing.

Brightness from a source of light.

Brightness from reflected light.

Excellence in quality or appearance; splendour.

Shoeshine.

Sunshine.

(slang) Moonshine; illicitly brewed alcoholic drink.

(cricket) The amount of shininess on a cricket ball, or on each side of the ball.

(slang) A liking for a person; a fancy.

A caper; an antic; a row.

To emit rays of light; to give light; to beam with steady radiance; to exhibit brightness or splendor; as, the sun shines by day; the moon shines by night.

To be bright by reflection of light; to gleam; to be glossy; as, to shine like polished silver.

To be effulgent in splendor or beauty.

To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers; as, to shine in courts; to shine in conversation.

To cause to shine, as a light.

To make bright; to cause to shine by reflected light; as, in hunting, to shine the eyes of a deer at night by throwing a light on them.

The quality or state of shining; brightness; luster, gloss; polish; sheen.

Sunshine; fair weather.

A liking for a person; a fancy.

Caper; antic; row.

Shining; sheen.

The quality of being bright and sending out rays of light

Be bright by reflecting or casting light;

Emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light;

Be shiny, as if wet;

Be distinguished or eminent;

Be clear and obvious;

Especially of the complexion: show a strong bright color, such as red or pink;

Throw or flash the light of (a lamp, etc.);

Touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly;

Experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion;

(of surfaces) make shine;