Tinsel has 8 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Verb
Noun
1
a showy decoration that is basically valueless
"all the tinsel of self-promotion"
2
a thread with glittering metal foil attached
3
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.
Verb
1
impart a cheap brightness to
"his tinseled image of Hollywood"
2
adorn with tinsel
"snow flakes tinseled the trees"
3
interweave with tinsel
"tinseled velvet"
4
To adorn with tinsel; to deck out with cheap but showy ornaments; to make gaudy.
Adjective
1
Glittering, later especially superficially so; gaudy, showy.
Example Sentences
"all the tinsel of self-promotion"
noun
"his tinseled image of Hollywood"
verb
"snow flakes tinseled the trees"
verb
"tinseled velvet"
verb
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