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单词 frippery
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frippery


frip·per·y

F0330500 (frĭp′ə-rē)n. pl. frip·per·ies 1. Pretentious, showy finery.2. Pretentious elegance; ostentation.3. Something trivial or nonessential.
[French friperie, from Old French freperie, old clothes, from felpe, frepe, from Medieval Latin faluppa, worthless material, of unknown origin.]

frippery

(ˈfrɪpərɪ) n, pl -peries1. ornate or showy clothing or adornment2. showiness; ostentation3. unimportant considerations; trifles; trivia[C16: from Old French freperie, from frepe frill, rag, old garment, from Medieval Latin faluppa a straw, splinter, of obscure origin]

frip•per•y

(ˈfrɪp ə ri)

n., pl. -per•ies. 1. finery in dress, esp. when showy or gaudy. 2. empty display; ostentation. 3. gewgaws; trifles. [1560–70; < French friperie, Old French freperie]

Frippery

 tawdry finery, 1681; old clothes—Johnson, 1755.
Thesaurus
Noun1.frippery - something of little value or significancebagatelle, fluff, frivolitysmall beer, trivia, triviality, trifle - something of small importance

frippery

noun1. frills, nonsense, finery, ostentation, pretentiousness, fussiness, glad rags (informal), tawdriness, flashiness, foppery, gaudiness, showiness, meretriciousness, fanciness, frilliness He despised such frippery.2. decoration, toy, ornament, trinket, bauble, adornment, gewgaw, knick-knack, fandangle a sombre display, with no frills or fripperies

frippery

noun1. Showy and elaborate clothing or apparel:array, attire, finery, regalia.2. Something or things that are unimportant:fiddle-faddle, frivolity, froth, minutia, nonsense, small change, small potatoes, trifle, trivia, triviality.
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frippery


  • noun

Synonyms for frippery

noun frills

Synonyms

  • frills
  • nonsense
  • finery
  • ostentation
  • pretentiousness
  • fussiness
  • glad rags
  • tawdriness
  • flashiness
  • foppery
  • gaudiness
  • showiness
  • meretriciousness
  • fanciness
  • frilliness

noun decoration

Synonyms

  • decoration
  • toy
  • ornament
  • trinket
  • bauble
  • adornment
  • gewgaw
  • knick-knack
  • fandangle

Synonyms for frippery

noun showy and elaborate clothing or apparel

Synonyms

  • array
  • attire
  • finery
  • regalia

noun something or things that are unimportant

Synonyms

  • fiddle-faddle
  • frivolity
  • froth
  • minutia
  • nonsense
  • small change
  • small potatoes
  • trifle
  • trivia
  • triviality

Synonyms for frippery

noun something of little value or significance

Synonyms

  • bagatelle
  • fluff
  • frivolity

Related Words

  • small beer
  • trivia
  • triviality
  • trifle
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