glimmer

English

/ˈɡlɪmə(ɹ)/, /ˈɡlɪmɚ/

noun
Definitions
  • A faint light; a dim glow.
  • A flash of light.
  • A faint or remote possibility.
  • (dated) mica

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English glimeren suffix from English glim (eye, shine) root from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley- (glow, gleam, shimmer, shine).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰley-

Gloss

glow, gleam, shimmer, shine

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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