bespangled
Decorated with sparkles
Bespangled means decorated or covered with small sparkling objects, like sequins, jewels, or points of light: a bespangled gown, the star-bespangled banner.
The word carries a sense of glittering adornment, often festive or theatrical.
It appears most often in poetic or elevated contexts.
Adorned with decorations
- festoonedAdorned with chains of decoration
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
- ornamentedMade visually elaborate
- decoratedMade more visually appealing
arrayed · decked · trimmed · garnished · studded · jeweled · bejeweled · gilded
Shining with small flashes
- twinklingRapid, intermittent shining
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
- glimmeringFaintly and unsteadily luminous
- scintillatingBrilliantly lively or witty
dazzling · gleaming · glinting · flashing · flickering · coruscating · iridescent · lustrous
bedecked
Adorned with decorations
- festoonedAdorned with chains of decoration
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
- ornamentedMade visually elaborate
decorated · arrayed · decked · trimmed · garnished · studded · jeweled · bejeweled · gilded · encrusted
glittering
Shining with small flashes
- twinklingRapid, intermittent shining
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
- glimmeringFaintly and unsteadily luminous
scintillating · dazzling · gleaming · glinting · flashing · flickering · coruscating · iridescent · lustrous · glistering
starry
Filled with luminous points
- star-studdedFeaturing many celebrities
- constellatedGrouped like stars
- astralRelating to stars
stellar · cosmic · heavenly · firmament · galaxy · night sky · Milky Way · zodiac · starlit · moonlit
bespangledunadorned
Lacking decoration or ornament
plain · undecorated · bare · unembellished · stark
bespangleddull
Lacking edge or interest
matte · lusterless · flat · dim · lackluster