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Meaning of 'tinsel' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Tinsel [ a.]
- Showy to excess; gaudy; specious; superficial.
2 . Tinsel [ n.]
- A shining material used for ornamental purposes; especially, a very thin, gauzelike cloth with much gold or silver woven into it; also, very thin metal overlaid with a thin coating of gold or silver, brass foil, or the like.
- Something shining and gaudy; something superficially shining and showy, or having a false luster, and more gay than valuable.
3 . Tinsel [ v. t.]
- To adorn with tinsel; to deck out with cheap but showy ornaments; to make gaudy.

Meaning of 'tinsel' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . tinsel [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a showy decoration that is basically valueless
Example in sentence:
  • all the tinsel of self-promotion
2 . tinsel [ v]
Meaning (2):
- impart a cheap brightness to
Example in sentence:
  • his tinseled image of Hollywood
Meaning (3):
- adorn with tinsel
Example in sentence:
  • snow flakes tinseled the trees
Meaning (4):
- interweave with tinsel
Example in sentence:
  • tinseled velvet

Nearby Words:

tin tinamides tinamou tincal tinchel tinct tinctorial tincture tinctured tincturing

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