Frippery

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Pretentious, showy finery.
  • n. Pretentious elegance; ostentation.
  • n. Something trivial or nonessential.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Ostentation, as in fancy clothing.
  • n. Useless things; trifles.
  • n. Cast-off clothes.
  • n. The trade or traffic in old clothes.
  • n. The place where old clothes are sold.
  • n. Hence: secondhand finery; cheap and tawdry decoration; affected elegance.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Coast-off clothes.
  • n. Hence: Secondhand finery; cheap and tawdry decoration; affected elegance.
  • n. A place where old clothes are sold.
  • n. The trade or traffic in old clothes.
  • adj. Trifling; contemptible.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Trade or traffic in old clothes.
  • n. A place where old clothes are sold.
  • n. Old clothes; cast-off garments; clothing discarded after wearing.
  • n. Hence Worthless or useless trifles; trumpery; gewgaws.
  • Trifling; frivolous; contemptible; trumpery.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. something of little value or significance
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    triviality    trivia    small beer    trifle   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    trifling    contemptible    finery    showy   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    trinket    finery    triviality    tinsel    accouterments