glimmer

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 2 Norwegian Bokmål 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Derived terms 2.2.2 Synonyms 2.3 References 3 Norwegian Nynorsk 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Derived terms 3.2.2 Synonyms 3.3 References

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈglɪmə(r)/
• (US) IPA: /ˈglɪmɚ/
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  Rhymes: -ɪmə(r)

[edit] Noun

glimmer (plural glimmers)

1. A faint light; a dim glow.

   The glimmer of the fireflies was pleasant to watch.

2. A flash of light.
3. (idiomatic) A faint or remote possibility.

   A glimmer of hope.

[edit] Synonyms

• (flash of light): sparkle

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[edit] Verb

to glimmer (third-person singular simple present glimmers, present participle glimmering, simple past and past participle glimmered)

1. (intransitive) To shine with a faint light.

   The fireflies glimmered in the dark.

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• (shine with faint light): flicker, shimmer

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[edit] Norwegian Bokmål

[edit] Etymology

Derived from glimre (“‘glitter, glisten, sparkle’”). Definition 2 is from German. Has also undergone influence from English.

[edit] Noun

(uncountable) glimmer m. - glimmeren (singular definite)

1. (literary and formal) magnificence, glitter, tinsel, something that shines

   Rikdommens glimmer

   The tinsel of wealth

2. mica

   Glimmer er et mineral som lett spaltes i tynne flak.

   Mica is a mineral that easily separates into thin leaves

[edit] Derived terms

• Lys glimmer = white mica (literally: "bright mica")

[edit] Synonyms

• glans, prakt, herlighet
• kråkesølv, mica, mikanitt

[edit] References

• “glimmer” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “glimmer” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.

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[edit] Norwegian Nynorsk

[edit] Etymology

Derived from glimre (“‘glitter, glisten, sparkle’”), with influence from English. The definition is from German.

[edit] Noun

(uncountable) glimmer m. - glimmeren (singular definite)

1. mica

   Glimmer er eit mineral som lett spaltast i tynne flak.

   Mica is a mineral that easily separates into thin leaves

[edit] Derived terms

• Lys glimmer = white mica (literally: "bright mica")

[edit] Synonyms

• kråkesølv, mica, mikanitt

[edit] References

• “glimmer” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.