Antonyms for tinsel

Grammar : Adj, noun, verb

Spell : tin-suh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɪn səl

Definition of tinsel

Origin : mid-15c., "a kind of cloth made with interwoven gold or silver thread," from Middle French estincelle "spark, spangle" (see stencil). Meaning "very thin sheets or strips of shiny metal" is recorded from 1590s. Figurative sense of "anything showy with little real worth" is from 1650s, suggested from at least 1590s. First recorded use of Tinseltown for "Hollywood" is from 1972.

As in meretricious : adj gaudy, flashy
As in ostentatious : adj flashy, showy
As in showy : adj flamboyant, flashy
As in tawdry : adj cheap, tasteless
As in gilt : adj gilded
As in clinquant : adj glittery
As in glittering : adj gleaming
As in brummagem : adj gaudy
As in splurgy : adj showy
As in flashy : adj flamboyant, in poor taste
As in garish : adj flashy, tasteless
As in gaudy : adj bright and vulgar
As in bangle : noun trinket
As in glister : noun glitter
As in resplendence : noun glitter
As in resplendency : noun glitter
As in scintillation : noun glitter
As in sequin : noun glitter
As in sumptuousness : noun glitter
As in decoration : noun particular type of embellishment
As in garnish : noun embellishment, improvement
As in glitter : noun brilliance, sparkle
As in gild : verb embellish, decorate

Example sentences :

The crescent moon and the stars filtered down a tinsel light.
Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling

It is of the usual variety, covered with tinsel and adorned with glass balls.
Extract from : « War Letters of a Public-School Boy » by Paul Jones.

One may live in paint and tinsel, but one isn't absolutely without a soul.
Extract from : « The Tragic Muse » by Henry James

Mineral Fibers: Asbestos, Tinsel, and other metallic fibers.
Extract from : « Textiles » by William H. Dooley

But I cared not at that moment, whether for mispayment or tinsel.
Extract from : « In Convent Walls » by Emily Sarah Holt

What do you think I care for the tinsel rewards of kings and peoples!'
Extract from : « The Explorer » by W. Somerset Maugham

The pageants of Alexander, Csar, and Wellington were tinsel to this.
Extract from : « The Clansman » by Thomas Dixon

He would rather have no gold than be mocked with tinsel and base alloy!
Extract from : « Memories of Bethany » by John Ross Macduff

Gilding and tinsel were no longer bright to her, silks and velvet were no longer soft.
Extract from : « The Bertrams » by Anthony Trollope

The priest tore off his tiara, broke his crozier, and rent his tinsel cope.
Extract from : « Notre-Dame de Paris » by Victor Hugo

Synonyms for tinsel

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