What is another word for tinsel?

Pronunciation: [tˈɪnsə͡l] (IPA)

Tinsel is a decorative material used during special occasions such as Christmas and New Year's. It adds sparkle and glimmer to your holiday decor. However, sometimes you might want to describe tinsel in a different way, or use another word instead. Here are some synonyms for tinsel: glitter, sparkles, shimmer, glitz, bling, flash, sheen, luster, radiance, brilliance, twinkle, scintillation, and glisten. These words can enhance your writing and add variety to your descriptions of holiday decorations. So, whether you prefer to use tinsel or another fancy word, remember to always add a little sparkle to your festivities.

What are the hypernyms for Tinsel?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Tinsel?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

What are the opposite words for tinsel?

Tinsel is often associated with the festive season, glittering trees, and sparkling decorations. However, it is possible to find antonyms for this word. Some antonyms for tinsel are natural, subdued, matte, and rustic. Natural refers to items that are not artificially shiny or bright, such as wood or stone, while subdued means that something is soft and muted in color, like pastels. Matte refers to finishes that lack shine or gloss, while rustic refers to items with a rough, textured, and natural appearance. These antonyms can be useful when looking for alternative ways to add a touch of elegance and beauty to a setting or decor without relying on tinsel.

What are the antonyms for Tinsel?

Usage examples for Tinsel

A triumphal arch, quite twenty feet high, is being covered with coloured paper and tinsel, and a line of flags and freshly cut palm leaves leads to the little siding on the line that goes to Rangoon.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch
For though we pack our hearts daily with the stuff of life, only time shows us which is the tinsel we have coveted, and which the lump we have not known to be gold.
"The Debit Account"
Oliver Onions
What's all this but show and tinsel?
"One Maid's Mischief"
George Manville Fenn

Famous quotes with Tinsel

  • Women hate everything which strips off the tinsel of sentiment, and they are right, or it would rob them of their weapons.
    George Byron
  • Behind the phony tinsel of Hollywood lies the real tinsel.
    Oscar Levant
  • Strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and you'll find the real tinsel underneath.
    Oscar Levant
  • Time, which runs through the world like an endless tinsel thread, seemed to pass through the centre of this room and through the centre of these people and suddenly to pause and petrify, stiff, still and glittering... and the objects in the room drew a little closer together.
    Robert Musil
  • Strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and you find the real tinsel underneath.
    Oscar Levant

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