glisters
Catches the light
Glisters is the third-person singular present tense of glister, an archaic or literary verb meaning to glitter or sparkle: All that glisters is not gold.
The word survives almost exclusively in that Shakespeare quotation, now usually rendered as "glitters."
Shine with flickering light
- scintillateEmit flashing light
- glimmerFaint, wavering light
- flickerUnsteady, brief light
- glintBrief bright reflection
flash · dazzle · coruscate · spangle · sequins · rhinestones · tinsel · bedazzle
Faint reflected light
- shimmerTremulous, wavering light
- sheenSoft surface luster
- lusterSoft reflected light
- glossShine or annotation
radiance · glow · brightness · polish · luminosity · brilliance · refulgence · effulgence
Creating false impressions
- fool's goldIron sulfide mineral
- false promisePledge made insincerely
- appearanceOutward visible form
- gildedOverlaid with gold leaf
veneer · misleading · beguiling · tempting · seductive · enticing · captivating · superficial
twinkle
Shine with flickering light
- scintillateEmit flashing light
- glimmerFaint, wavering light
- flickerUnsteady, brief light
glint · flash · dazzle · coruscate · spangle · sequins · rhinestones · tinsel · bedazzle · jewels
gleam
Faint reflected light
gloss · radiance · glow · brightness · polish · luminosity · brilliance · refulgence · effulgence · incandescence
deceptive
Creating false impressions
- fool's goldIron sulfide mineral
- false promisePledge made insincerely
- appearanceOutward visible form
gilded · veneer · misleading · beguiling · tempting · seductive · enticing · captivating · superficial · illusion
glisten, glistening, glistened, glister, glistering, glistered