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

Noun

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

2. anything cheap, showy, and gaudy: all their tinsel and show counts for nothing

Adjective

1. made of or decorated with tinsel

2. cheap, showy, and gaudy [Latin scintilla a spark]

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

Translations

tinsel [ˈtɪnsl] n → oropel m

tinsel [ˈtɪnsl] n → guirlandes fpl de Noël (argentées)

tinsel [ˈtɪnsl] n → Rauschgoldgirlanden pl

tinsel [ˈtɪnsl] 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 joulukuusenvälke clinquant חוֵּטי כֶּסֶף נוֹצֵץ पन्नी šljokice, telej lametta (karácsonyfára); aranylamé (ruhára) kertas perak glys, glingur lamé, laminato 光る飾り (장식용의) 번쩍번쩍 빛나는 금속 조각 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 ˈtinselly

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