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glitz::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | brashness, flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, loudness, meretriciousness, tawdriness |
| Type of | tastelessness |
Examples of glitz
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Beneath the glitz, he seems to want a return to the failed policies of the past.
From the jsonline.com
It's the sort of glitz you would expect to see in Hollywood, not Communist Cuba.
From the independent.co.uk
People's Choice and Golden Globes came and went without the usual showbiz glitz.
From the usatoday.com
For 21st century glitz, the Montage Beverly Hills is footsteps from Rodeo Drive.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Save the glitz and the glamour for the ESPYs, this is strictly meat and potatoes.
From the ocregister.com
Students soon learn the hours of report writing are far from the Hollywood glitz.
From the chron.com
Amid the glitz, though, the labor dispute was clearly on the minds of many stars.
From the usatoday.com
Angel Stadium is a beachy barbecue, with less glitz but more creature comforts.
From the bostonherald.com
The opening, planned for May 17th, promises to bring more of that Nevada glitz.
From the economist.com
- Flashiness: tasteless showiness
- Glitz is a 1985 novel by author Elmore Leonard, following the story of Detective Vincent Mora who's being stalked by Teddy Magyk, the serial rapist he put away. It was made into a 1988 TV movie starring Jimmy Smits.
- Glitz is a software library for 2D graphics which provides hardware acceleration using OpenGL, an API for 3D graphics . Glitz is open-source software, licensed under (an old variant of) the MIT License. Development is hosted at freedesktop.org, but has largely ceased.
- Garish, brilliant showiness
- (glitzy) tasteless and showy
- (Glitzy) Ostentatious showiness; flashiness. A Treasure Nest uses this term to classify beaded trims greater than 2" up to 4" in width.
