clinquant vs glimmer

clinquant

noun
  • Tinsel; glitter. 

  • Dutch metal. 

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

glimmer

noun
  • A flash of light. 

  • A faint or remote possibility. 

  • A faint light; a dim glow. 

verb
  • To shine with a faint, unsteady light. 

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