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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

glans.

the quality of being shiny

5 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. the quality of being shiny

  2. glamour, magnificence

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle High German glanz, from Old High German glanz (“brilliance”). Cognate with modern German Glanz, Swedish glans.

noun
  1. the head of the penis

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin glāns.

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