Definition
Shimmering or flickering with a faint, wavering light.
Etymology
From prefix 'a-' (in state of) + 'glimmer'. Formed in the same pattern as other 'a-' adjectives describing luminous conditions, from Old English grammatical patterns.
Kelly Says
This word perfectly captures that magical moment when you see distant lights reflecting off water at dusk—the 'a-glimmer' rhythm makes it sound delicate and uncertain, just like the light itself.
Translations
CACatalà
un raig
un ray-g
DADansk
et glimt
et glimt
DEDeutsch
ein Funkeln
ayn fon-keln
ELΕλληνικά
σπασμός
spa-smo-s
ESEspañol
un destello
un des-tel-lo
FAفارسی
درخشش
dar-kh-shash
FISuomi
heijastus
hei-jas-tus
FRFrançais
un scintillement
un sin-til-la-man
HUMagyar
villogás
vil-lo-gas
IDBahasa Indonesia
kilatan
ki-la-tan
ITItaliano
un bagliore
un ba-gli-ore
JA日本語
かすかな光
kasu-ka k-a-hi
MSBahasa Melayu
kilatan
ki-la-tan
NLNederlands
een glinster
een glin-ster
NONorsk
et glimt
et glimt
PTPortuguês
um brilho
um bri-lho
RORomână
sclipiri
s-cli-piri
SVSvenska
ett skimrande
ett skim-ran-de
TRTürkçe
parıltı
pa-ril-ti
UKУкраїнська
блиск
bly-sk
VITiếng Việt
ánh sáng
anh sang
ZUZU
isilwane
ee-si-lwa-ne