clinquant vs dazzle

clinquant

noun
  • Tinsel; glitter. 

  • Dutch metal. 

adj
  • Glittery; gleaming; sparkling; dressed in, or overlaid with, tinsel finery. 

dazzle

noun
  • A light of dazzling brilliancy. 

  • A herd of zebra. 

  • Dazzle camouflage. 

  • Showy brilliance that may stop a person from thinking clearly. 

verb
  • To be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of brightness. 

  • To confuse the sight of by means of excessive brightness. 

  • To render incapable of thinking clearly; to overwhelm with showiness or brilliance. 

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