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frippery
[frip-uh-ree]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | waste, nonsense |
| Synonyms: | adornment, bauble, decoration, fanciness, fandangle, flashiness, frill, fussiness, gaudiness, knickknack, meretriciousness, ornament, ostentation, pretentiousness, showiness, tawdriness, toy, trinket |
| Antonyms: | plainness |
| Main Entry: | glitter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | brilliance, sparkle |
| Synonyms: | beam, brightness, coruscation, display, flash, gaudiness, glamour, glare, gleam, glint, glisten, glister, glitz, luster, pageantry, radiance, scintillation, sheen, shimmer, shine, show, showiness, splendor, tinsel, twinkle, zap |
| Antonyms: | dullness |
| Main Entry: | ostentation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | exhibitionism, flashiness |
| Synonyms: | affectation, array, boast, boasting, brag, braggadocio, bragging, bravado, demonstration, display, exhibition, false front, flamboyance, flash*, flaunting, flourish, fuss, garishness, grandstand play, magnificence, pageant, pageantry, parade, parading, pomp, pomposity, pompousness, pretending, pretension, pretentiousness, put-on, shine*, show, showiness, showing off, showoff, spectacle, splendor, splurge, swagger*, swaggering, swank, vainglory, vaunt, vaunting, window-dressing |
| Antonyms: | modesty, plainness, quiet, reservation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pretension |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | airs, snobbishness |
| Synonyms: | affectation, big talk, charade, conceit, disguise, fake*, false front, front, hypocrisy, ostentation, phony, pomposity, pretentiousness, put-on, self-importance, show, showboat, showiness, showoff, snobbery, splash*, vainglory, vanity |
| Antonyms: | honesty, humility |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | glister |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | glitter |
| Synonyms: | beam, brightness, coruscation, display, flash*, gaudiness, glamour, glare, gleam, glint, glisten, glitz, luster, pageantry, radiance, scintillation, sheen, shimmer, shine, show, showiness, sparkle, splendor, tinsel, twinkle, zap |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | grandioseness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pretentiousness |
| Synonyms: | affectation, big talk, charade, conceit, disguise, fake*, false front, front, grandiosity, hypocrisy, ostentation, phony, pomposity, pompousness, pretension, put-on, self-importance, show, showboat, showiness, showoff, snobbery, splash*, va, vainglory |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | grandiosity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pretentiousness |
| Synonyms: | affectation, big talk, charade, conceit, disguise, fake*, false front, front, grandioseness, hypocrisy, ostentation, phony, pomposity, pompousness, pretension, put-on, self-importance, show, showboat, showiness, showoff, snobbery, splash*, vainglory |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | jocoseness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gaiety |
| Synonyms: | animation, blitheness, blithesomeness, brightness, brilliance, cheer, color, colorfulness, conviviality, effervescence, elation, entertainment, exhilaration, festivity, frolic, fun, geniality, gladness, glee, gleefulness, glitter, good humor, grins, high spirits, hilarity, jocosity, jocularity, jocundity, joie de vivre, jolliness, jollity, joviality, joyousness, lightheartedness, liveliness, merriment, merriness, merrymaking, mirth, mirthfulness, pleasantness, radiance, revel, reveling, revelry, shindig*, showiness, sparkle, sport*, sprightliness, vivacity, whoopee, wingding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | jocularity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gaiety |
| Synonyms: | animation, blitheness, blithesomeness, brightness, brilliance, cheer, color, colorfulness, conviviality, effervescence, elation, entertainment, exhilaration, festivity, frolic, fun, geniality, gladness, glee, gleefulness, glitter, good humor, grins, high spirits, hilarity, jocoseness, jocosity, jocundity, joie de vivre, jolliness, jollity, joviality, joyousness, lightheartedness, liveliness, merriment, merriness, merrymaking, mirth, mirthfulness, pleasantness, radiance, revel, reveling, revelry, shindig*, showiness, sparkle, sport*, sprightliness, vivacity, whoopee, wingding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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