paraphernalia

par·a·pher·na·lia  (pr-fr-nly, -f-nly)

pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

1. Personal belongings.

2. The articles used in a particular activity; equipment: a photographer's paraphernalia. See Synonyms at equipment.

3. A married woman's personal property exclusive of her dowry, according to common law.

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[Medieval Latin paraphernlia, neuter pl. of paraphernlis, pertaining to the parapherna, a married woman's property exclusive of her dowry, from Greek : para-, beyond; see para-¹ + phern, dowry; see bher-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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paraphernalia [ˌpærəfəˈneɪlɪə]

pl n (sometimes functioning as singular)

1. miscellaneous articles or equipment

2. (Law) Law (formerly) articles of personal property given to a married woman by her husband before or during marriage and regarded in law as her possessions over which she has some measure of control

[via Medieval Latin from Latin parapherna personal property of a married woman, apart from her dowry, from Greek, from para-¹ + phernē dowry, from pherein to carry]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

paraphernalia - equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. appurtenance, gear equipment - an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service fishing gear, fishing rig, fishing tackle, tackle, rig - gear used in fishing kit, outfit - gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose regalia - paraphernalia indicative of royalty (or other high office) rig - gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise rigging, tackle - gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails saddlery, stable gear, tack - gear for a horse

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paraphernalia

noun

1. equipment, things, effects, material, stuff, tackle, gear, baggage, apparatus, belongings, clobber (Brit. slang), accoutrements, impedimenta, appurtenances, equipage a large courtyard full of builders' paraphernalia

2. rigmarole, procedure, bother, to-do, performance (informal), carry-on (informal, chiefly Brit.), nonsense, fuss, hassle (informal), red tape, pantomime (informal), trappings, palaver the whole paraphernalia of the legal system

Translations

paraphernalia [ˈpærəfəˈneɪlɪə] N → parafernalia f

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paraphernalia [ˌpærəfə^rˈneɪliə] n

(= equipment) → attirail m

(= fuss) → falbalas mpl
the paraphernalia of a full court hearing → les falbalas d'une audience plénière

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paraphernalia

pl → Brimborium nt, → Drum und Dran nt

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paraphernalia [ˌpærəfəˈneɪlɪə] n → armamentario

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paraphernalia [ˌpærəfəˈneɪlɪə] n → armamentario

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paraphernalia

n paraphernalia [pӕrəfəˈneiliə]

a (large) collection of (small) objects, often the tools etc for a job or hobby a photographer's paraphernalia. rommel, uitrusting جِهاز، أدَوات المِهنَة أو الهِوايَه лични принадлежности výzbroj, vybavení udstyr; værktøj die Utensilien(pl.) συμπράγκαλα parafernalia varustus, nipped-näpped ابزار؛ وسایل varusteet attirail צִיוּד व्यक्तिगत या निजी सामान pribor, oprema felszerelés peralatan græjur, dót attrezzi, accessori 装備 설비, 연장, 신변 소지품 reikmenys piederumi; atribūti; rīki (komplekts) perlengkapan spullen remedier, utstyr sprzęt, oprzyrządowanie acessórios accesorii принадлежности; причиндалы výstroj, vybavenie oprema pribor tillbehör, utrustning, attiraljer ของใช้ส่วนตัว âlet, edevat, techizat 隨身用具 речі ذاتي سازوسامان đồ dùng cá nhân 随身用具