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Definition tinsel

Etymology

From Middle French estincelle (“spark”) (compare French étincelle), from Latin scintilla; compare scintillate, stencil.

Noun

tinsel (usually uncountable, plural tinsels)

  1. 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.
  2. Very thin strips of a glittering, metallic material used as a decoration, and traditionally draped at Christmas time over streamers, paper chains and the branches of Christmas trees.
  3. Anything shining and gaudy; something superficially shining and showy, or having a false luster, and more pretty than valuable.

Adjective

tinsel (comparative more tinsel, superlative most tinsel)

  1. Glittering, later especially superficially so; gaudy, showy.

Verb

tinsel (third-person singular simple present tinsels, present participle (UK) tinselling or (US) tinseling, simple past and past participle (UK) tinselled or (US) tinseled)

  1. (transitive) To adorn with tinsel; to deck out with cheap but showy ornaments; to make gaudy.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To give a false sparkle to (something).

Results 251 Words with the letters TINSEL

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3 letter words with the letters TINSEL 
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2 letter words with the letters TINSEL 
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