glittering

Etymology

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of glitter

adj

  1. Brightly sparkling.
  2. (figurative) Valuable, desirable.
    There are some glittering stats out there regarding Brassey: namely that he'd built around one-third of Britain's railways by the time he was in his early 40s, and that by the time of his death (aged 65) he was responsible for around one-twentieth of the world's railways. December 29 2021, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Chester (1848)”, in Rail, number 947, page 57

noun

  1. The appearance of something that glitters.
    Every man carries about him a touchstone, if he will make use of it, to distinguish substantial gold from superficial glitterings, truth from appearances.

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