Synonyms for cameo
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kam-ee-oh |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæm iˌoʊ |
Top 10 synonyms for cameo Other synonyms for the word cameo
- adornment
- anklet
- antagonist
- band
- bangle
- bauble
- beads
- bijou
- bit
- bit part
- brass
- cameo
- chain
- character
- charm
- choker
- cross
- crown
- dialogue
- diamonds
- finery
- frippery
- hero
- ice
- junk
- lavaliere
- lead
- leading role
- lines
- locket
- minor role
- ornament
- pendant
- piece
- pin
- principal character
- protagonist
- regalia
- ring
- rock
- romantic lead
- rosary
- silent bit
- silver
- solitaire
- sparkler
- stickpin
- stock character
- stone
- straight part
- supporting role
- tiara
- tie pin
- title role
- treasure
- trinket
- villain
- walk-on
Définition of cameo
Origin :- early 15c., kaadmaheu, camew, chamehieux and many other spellings (from early 13c. in Anglo-Latin), "carved precious stone with two layers of colors," from Old French camaieu and directly from Medieval Latin cammaeus, of unknown origin, perhaps ultimately from Arabic qamaa'il "flower buds," or Persian chumahan "agate." Transferred sense of "small character or part that stands out from other minor parts" in a play, etc., is from 1928, from earlier meaning "short literary sketch or portrait" (1851), a transferred sense from cameo silhouettes.
- As in jewelry : noun precious stones, metals worn as decoration
- As in part : noun theatrical role
- I had not my veil on, nor my rings, and my cameo belt was not fastened.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- At her throat, she had a cameo, and on her left hand, an amethyst set in tiny pearls.
- Extract from : « Rope » by Holworthy Hall
- Here is money and here is the cameo you have so often admired.
- Extract from : « The Tale Of Mr. Peter Brown - Chelsea Justice » by V. Sackville West
- And she detached the cameo which fastened the peplum upon her shoulder.
- Extract from : « King Candaules » by Thophile Gautier
- “And Miss Murgatroyd could have sailed away in her cameo,” he said.
- Extract from : « The Mistress of Shenstone » by Florence L. Barclay
- The dear cameo lay on her bosom, but not heaving proudly as of old.
- Extract from : « The Short Works of George Meredith » by George Meredith
- The intaglio work on this side is not equal to that in cameo, on the other.
- Extract from : « Scarabs » by Isaac Myer
- We can never hope to reach the spot where the cameo was lost.
- Extract from : « The Magic Curtain » by Roy J. Snell
- Now then, you pick out the purse and show me this thing you call a cameo.
- Extract from : « The Magic Curtain » by Roy J. Snell
- Her beautiful face gleamed like a cameo against the darkness.
- Extract from : « The Mystery of the Lost Dauphin » by Emilia Pardo Bazn
Antonyms for cameo
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