- Today's Word
Glitzify
[glit-suh-fahy]
Definition
- (verb) To enhance or make something more glamorous, flashy, or extravagant. It describes the process of adding a lavish, sparkling touch to an object, outfit, or event, elevating it to a level of glitzy brilliance.
Example
Sarah knew how to glitzify even the simplest of outfits, adorning them with sequins, rhinestones, and shimmering embellishments that made her shine like a star.
Fun Fact
Did you know that the word “glitz” originates from German, where it originally referred to cheap and showy jewelry or ornaments? Over time, it has come to symbolize all things flashy and glamorous! Ever felt like something needed that extra touch of glam? Well, glitzify it!
(adjective) Lacking substance, interest, or mature thought; naive and simplistic in a way that reveals inexperience.
The critic dismissed the debut novel as jejune — competently written, technically adequate, and utterly devoid of anything worth remembering.
Jejune derives from the Latin jejunus, meaning “fasting” or “empty” — literally describing a stomach that has not been fed. The same root gives us jejunum, the section of the small intestine named for its tendency to be found empty after death. It entered English in the 17th century carrying its literal sense of emptiness before acquiring its figurative meaning of something intellectually or creatively hollow — content that has the form of nourishment without any of the substance.