- 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) Deliberately untrustworthy and deceitful; guilty of betraying trust or breaking faith.
The perfidious advisor had been leaking confidential strategy to competitors for years, all while accepting promotions and praise from the company he was quietly destroying.
Perfidious derives from the Latin perfidiosus, meaning “treacherous,” rooted in perfidia — “faithlessness” — built from per- (“through” or “away”) and fides (“faith” or “trust”). The same root fides gives us fidelity, confide, and fiduciary — making perfidious the dark twin of an entire family of words built on trust and loyalty. It entered English in the 16th century and has carried its sense of calculated, deliberate betrayal ever since.