Canadian French Meaning of tinsel

guirlandes

Other Canadian French words related to guirlandes

Definitions and Meaning of tinsel in English

Wordnet

tinsel (n)

a showy decoration that is basically valueless

a thread with glittering metal foil attached

Wordnet

tinsel (v)

impart a cheap brightness to

adorn with tinsel

interweave with tinsel

Webster

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.

Webster

tinsel (a.)

Showy to excess; gaudy; specious; superficial.

Webster

tinsel (v. t.)

To adorn with tinsel; to deck out with cheap but showy ornaments; to make gaudy.

FAQs About the word tinsel

guirlandes

a showy decoration that is basically valueless, a thread with glittering metal foil attached, impart a cheap brightness to, adorn with tinsel, interweave with t

Barbe à papa,paillette,Barbe à papa,Bonbon pour les yeux,écume,duvet,Brillant,gaze,habillage de vitrines

No antonyms found.

tinpot => insignifiant, tin-plating => Étamage, tinplate => Fer-blanc, tinny => métallique, tinnock => Fer-blanc,