glimmer
Meanings
Plural: glimmers
Noun
- a flash of light (especially reflected light)
- a slight suggestion or vague understanding
- A faint light; a dim glow.
- A flash of light.
- A faint or remote possibility (as it were a flash of light).
- Mica.
Verb
- shine brightly, like a star or a light
- To shine with a faint, unsteady light.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English glimeren, glemeren (“to glimmer”), equivalent to glim (“to shine”) + -er (frequentative suffix). Cognate with German Low German glimmern (“to glimmer”), German glimmern (“to glimmer”), Danish glimre (“to glimmer”), Swedish glimra (“to glimmer”). Doublet of glimpse.
Synonyms
coruscate, flash, flicker, gleam, gleaming, glimmering, glimpse, glisten, glitter, inkling, intimation, luster, sheen, shimmer, shine, sparkle, twinkle
Scrabble Score: 12
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