tinsel (redirected from tinseling)

tin·sel  (tnsl)

n.

1. Very thin sheets, strips, or threads of a glittering material used as a decoration.

2. Something sparkling or showy but basically valueless: the tinsel of parties and promotional events.

adj.

1. Made of or decorated with tinsel.

2. Gaudy, showy, and basically valueless.

tr.v. tin·seled or tin·selled, tin·sel·ing or tin·sel·ling, tin·sels

1. To decorate with or as if with tinsel: tinsel a Christmas tree.

2. To give a false sparkle to.

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[Middle English tineseile, from Old French estincelle, spangle, spark; see stencil.]

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tinsel [ˈtɪnsəl]

n

1. a decoration consisting of a piece of string with thin strips of metal foil attached along its length

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a yarn or fabric interwoven with strands of glittering thread

3. anything cheap, showy, and gaudy

vb -sels, -selling, -selled US, -sels -seling, -seled (tr)

1. to decorate with or as if with tinsel snow tinsels the trees

2. to give a gaudy appearance to

adj

1. made of or decorated with tinsel

2. showily but cheaply attractive; gaudy

[from Old French estincele a spark, from Latin scintilla; compare stencil]

tinsel-like  adj

tinselly  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tinsel - a showy decoration that is basically valueless; "all the tinsel of self-promotion" decoration, ornament, ornamentation - something used to beautify
	2.	tinsel - a thread with glittering metal foil attached thread, yarn - a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
Verb	1.	tinsel - impart a cheap brightness to; "his tinseled image of Hollywood" contribute, lend, impart, add, bestow, bring - bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program"
	2.	tinsel - adorn with tinsel; "snow flakes tinseled the trees" adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
	3.	tinsel - interweave with tinsel; "tinseled velvet" interweave, weave - interlace by or as if by weaving

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tinsel

adjective showy, flashy, gaudy, cheap, plastic (slang), superficial, sham, tawdry, ostentatious, trashy, specious, gimcrack, meretricious, pinchbeck the tinsel image of a movie star

Translations

tinsel [ˈtɪnsəl]

A. N (lit, fig) → oropel m; (= cloth) → lama f de oro/plata

B. ADJ → de oropel (fig) → de oropel, de relumbrón

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tinsel [ˈtɪns^əl] n → guirlandes argentées)fpl de Noël >

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tinsel

n

(= foil) → Girlanden pl → aus Rauschgold etc; (on dress) → Lamé nt

(pej) → Talmi nt (pej), → Tand m (geh)

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tinsel [ˈtɪns/əl] n → decorazioni fpl natalizie (argentate)

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tinsel [ˈtɪns/əl] n → decorazioni fpl natalizie (argentate)

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tinsel

n tinsel [ˈtinsəl]

a sparkling, glittering substance used for decoration The Christmas tree was decorated with tinsel. klatergoud شَرائِط لامِعَه للزينَه сърма cetka, pozlátko, lameta flitterstads das Lametta ασημένια βροχή (για χριστουγεννιάτικο δέντρο) oropel kassikuld, kard پولک hopealangat clinquant חוֵּטי כֶּסֶף נוֹצֵץ पन्नी šljokice, telej lametta (karácsonyfára); aranylamé (ruhára) kertas perak glys, glingur lamé, laminato 光る飾り 반짝거리는 금속조각 blizgučiai vizulis; spīgulis jurai kerstboomversiersel glitter lameta ouropel beteală мишура pozlátko, lameta zlati laski ukrasni papir glitter สิ่งประดับแวววาว gelin teli 閃光發亮的金屬飾物 блискітки; мішура; дощик جھلمل پني kim tuyến 闪光发亮的金属饰物

adj tinselly

verguld بصورَةٍ لامِعَه أو مُبَهْرَجَه бляскаво blískavě ozdobený flitterstadsagtig; flitterstads- flitterhaft λαμπερά, φωτεινά como de oropel; llamativamente kassikullast پر زرق و برق؛ پولک دار kimaltava clinquant מְקוּשַט חוֵּטי כֶּסֶף נוֹצֵץ पन्नीदार blistavo, svjetlucavo seperti perak glingurslegur, glyslegur vistosamente 安ぴかの 저속하게 화려한 blizgantis spoži; mirdzoši berjurai-jurai opzichtig gloret, juglet błyszczący vistoso sclipire мишурный blýskavo ozdobený bleščeč ukrasni glittrig ซึ่งประดับด้วยสิ่งประดับแวววาว cicili bicili 閃光發亮的金屬飾物的 показно جھلملاہٹ سے óng ánh 闪光发亮的金属饰物的

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tinsel → أشرطة للزينة zlatý nebo stříbrný řetěz flitterstads Lametta ταινία από αλουμινόχαρτο cinta de colores, cintilla de colores joulukuusen koristenauha guirlande ’srebro’ za bor orpello 装飾用のぴかぴか光る金属片や糸 장식용 금속 조각 klatergoud glitter błyskotka enfeite de ouropel мишура glitter สิ่งประดับแวววาว gelin teli dây kim tuyến 金属箔