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- DictionaryTin·sel/ˈtins(ə)l/
noun
- 1. a form of decoration consisting of thin strips of shiny metal foil. Similar spangleglittermetallic yarnrare:clinquant
- ▪ showy or superficial attractiveness or glamour: "his taste for the tinsel of the art world" Similar ostentationshowinessshowshowing offostentatiousnesspretentiousnesspretensionvulgarityconspicuousnessobtrusivenessdisplayflamboyancegaudinessgarishnesstawdrinessmeretriciousnessbrashnessloudnessextravaganceornatenesstheatricalitykitschnessaffectationbad tastetastelessnessself-advertisementexhibitionismflauntinginformal:flashinessflashflashnessglitzglitzinessritzinessswankinessswanksplashiness
Word Origin late Middle English (denoting fabric either interwoven with metallic thread or spangled): from Old French estincele ‘spark’, or estinceler ‘to sparkle’, based on Latin scintilla ‘a spark’.
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