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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.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | frippery - something of little value or significancebagatelle, fluff, frivolitysmall beer, trivia, triviality, trifle - something of small importance |
fripperynoun1. 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 fripperiesfripperynoun1. 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.Translationsfrippery
Synonyms for fripperynoun frillsSynonyms- frills
- nonsense
- finery
- ostentation
- pretentiousness
- fussiness
- glad rags
- tawdriness
- flashiness
- foppery
- gaudiness
- showiness
- meretriciousness
- fanciness
- frilliness
noun decorationSynonyms- decoration
- toy
- ornament
- trinket
- bauble
- adornment
- gewgaw
- knick-knack
- fandangle
Synonyms for fripperynoun showy and elaborate clothing or apparelSynonymsnoun something or things that are unimportantSynonyms- fiddle-faddle
- frivolity
- froth
- minutia
- nonsense
- small change
- small potatoes
- trifle
- trivia
- triviality
Synonyms for fripperynoun something of little value or significanceSynonymsRelated Words- small beer
- trivia
- triviality
- trifle
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