glitz

Meanings

Plural: glitzes

Noun

tasteless showiness
Garish, brilliant showiness.

Origin / Etymology

Back-formation from glitzy, in turn from German glitzern (“glint”). Cognate with Old Norse glitra, glita (“glitter”) and Gothic 𐌲𐌻𐌹𐍄𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (glitmunjan, “glisten”).

Synonyms

brashness, flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, loudness, meretriciousness, tawdriness

Scrabble Score: 15

glitz is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
glitz is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
glitz is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

glitz is a valid Words With Friends word