tinsel English

Meaning tinsel meaning

What does tinsel mean?

tinsel

— noun a thread with glittering metal foil attached

— noun a showy decoration that is basically valueless all the tinsel of self-promotion

— verb impart a cheap brightness to his tinseled image of Hollywood

— verb adorn with tinsel snow flakes tinseled the trees

— verb interweave with tinsel tinseled velvet

Synonyms tinsel synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as tinsel?

tinsel English » English

spangle

trumpery

tawdry

foil

braid

wire

window-dress

trinket

tinfoil

sweeten

sugarcoat

silverplate

silver-plate

silver

romanticise

prettify

pedal

pad

ostentatious

nicknack

metallic thread

metallic paper

metallic foil

leaf

lace

knick-knackery

kitsch

hair

glorify

gimcrackery

gimcrack

gaudy

gaud

galloon

flitter

euphemise

embellish

electroplate

copper-tinsel

colour

color

clinquant

brummagem

blocking foil

bauble