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** English
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Etymology 1
From [en], [enm], [enm], equivalent to [en]. In some modern uses deverbal
from etymology 2 below.
**** Noun
[~]
1. A little spark ; a scintillation .
2. * [book=I]
3. * [page=112]
4. * [passage=The shock was sufficiently strong to strike out some SPARKLES of his fiery temper.]
5. Brilliance ; luster .
6. Liveliness; vivacity .
7. The quality of being sparkling or fizzy; effervescence .
***** Derived terms
[en]
***** Translations
[scintillation]
- Armenian: [hy]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg]
- Catalan: [ca] , [ca]
- Chinese:
- Georgian: [ka] , [ka] , [ka] , [ka] , [ka] , [ka] , [ka] , [ka] , [ka] , [ka] , [ka] , [ka]
- Greek:
- Hindi: [hi]
- Irish: [ga] , [ga]
- Italian: [it] , [it] , [it]
- Japanese: [ja] , [ja]
- Polish: [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Romanian: [ro]
- Russian: [ru]
- Spanish: [es] , [es]
- Swedish: [sv] , [sv] , [sv] , [sv]
- Tagalog: [tl] , [tl] [sparkle of the eyes]
- Thai: [th]
[trans-bottom]
[brilliance]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Catalan: [ca] , [ca]
- Chinese:
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- Georgian: [ka] , [ka] , [ka] , [ka] , [ka] , [ka]
- German: [de] , [de]
- Irish: [ga] , [ga]
- Italian: [it] , [it]
- Japanese: [ja]
- Polish: [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Russian: [ru]
- Spanish: [es] , [es]
- Swedish: [sv] , [sv]
- Thai: [th] , [th]
[trans-bottom]
[checktrans-top]
- Walloon: [wa]
[trans-bottom]
*** Etymology 2
From [en], [enm], equivalent to [en]. Cognate with [fy], [nl].
**** Alternative forms
- [en] [obsolete]
**** Verb
[en-verb]
1. [en] To emit spark s; to throw off ignited or incandescent particle s
2. [en] To shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate ; to twinkle
3. * [chapter=5]
4. [en] To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten ; to flash.
5. * [poem=Arcades]
6. [en] To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquor s; to effervesce
7. [en] To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.
8. * [book=III]
9. [en] To disperse .
10. [en] To scatter on or over.
***** Synonyms
- [glisten, flash] [en] , [en] , [en] , [en] , [en] , [en] , [en]
***** Derived terms
- asparkle
- sparkle up
- sparkler
- sparkling water
***** Translations
[to emit sparks]
- Armenian: [hy]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- German: [de]
- Hindi: [hi]
- Portuguese: [pt] , [pt] , [pt]
- Quechua: [qu]
- Romanian: [ro]
- Russian: [ru]
- Swedish: [sv]
[trans-bottom]
[to shine as if throwing off sparks; scintillate]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Cherokee: [chr]
- French: [fr]
- Galician: [gl] , [gl]
- Georgian: [ka] , [ka] , [ka] , [ka] , [ka] , [ka] , [ka] , [ka]
- German: [de]
- Greek:
- Hindi: [hi]
- Latin: [la]
- Old English: [ang]
- Polish: [pl] , [pl] , [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt] , [pt]
- Spanish: [es]
- Swedish: [sv] , [sv] , [sv] , [sv]
- Thai: [th]
[trans-bottom]
[to manifest as if by emitting sparks; glisten]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- French: [fr]
- Galician: [gl]
[trans-bottom]
[to emit little bubbles]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg]
- Swedish: [sv] , [sv]
[trans-bottom]
[to emit in the likeness of sparks] [trans-bottom]
*** See also
- [mul] , [mul] , [mul]
*** References
- [R:Webster 1913]
*** Anagrams
- [en]
[en]
** Middle English
*** Noun
[enm]
1. [enm]