English-Thai Dictionary

tinsel

ADJ ที่ ประดับ ด้วย สิ่งประดับ แวววาว  ti-pra-dub-duai-sing-pra-dub-wea-wao

 

tinsel

ADJ ที่ หรูหรา แต่ ไร้ ราคา  gaudy tawdry ti-ru-ra-tea-mai-me-ra-ka

 

tinsel

N สิ่งประดับ ที่ ดู หรูหรา แต่ ไม่มีค่า  sing-pra-dub-ti-du-ru-ra-tea-mai-me-ra-ka

 

tinsel

N สิ่งประดับ แวววาว  sing-pra-dub-wea-wao

 

tinsel

VT ประดับ ด้วย ของ วูบวาบ  pra-dub-duai-kong-wea-wao

 

tinsel

VT ประดับ ด้วย ของ แวววาว  pra-dub-duai-kong-wea-wao

 

tinseltown

SL ชื่อ เรียก อย่าง ไม่เป็นทางการ สำหรับ ฮอลลี วู้ด และ อุตสาหกรรมการผลิต ภาพยนตร์ ของ สหรัฐอเมริกา  chue-riak-yang-mai-pen-tang-kan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TINSEL

n.Something very shining and gaudy; something superficially shining and showy, or having a false luster, and more gay than valuable. Who can discern the tinsel from the gold?
If the man will too curiously examine the superficial tinsel good, he undeceives himself to his cost.
1. A kind of shining cloth.
2. A kind of lace.

 

TINSEL

a.Gaudy; showy to excess; specious; superficial.

 

TINSEL

v.t.To adorn with something glittering and showy without much value; to make gaudy. She, tinsel'd o'er in robes of varying hues--

 

TINSELED

pp. Decorated with gaudy ornaments.

 

TINSELING

ppr. Adorning with tinsel or superficial luster.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TINSEL

Tin "sel, n. Etym: [F. étincelle a spark, OF. estincelle, L.scintilla. Cf. Scintillate, Stencil. ]

 

1. 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. Who can discern the tinsel from the gold Dryden.

 

2. Something shining and gaudy; something superficially shining and showy, or having a false luster, and more gay than valuable. O happy peasant! O unhappy bard! His the mere tinsel, hers the rich reward. Cowper.

 

TINSEL

TINSEL Tin "sel, a.

 

Defn: Showy to excess; gaudy; specious; superficial. "Tinsel trappings. " Milton.

 

TINSEL

Tin "sel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tinseled or Tinselled; p. pr. & vb. n.Tinseling or Tinselling.]

 

Defn: To adorn with tinsel; to deck out with cheap but showy ornaments; to make gaudy. She, tinseled o'er in robes of varying hues. Pope.

 

TINSELLY

TINSELLY Tin "sel *ly, a.

 

Defn: Like tinsel; gaudy; showy, but cheap.

 

TINSELLY

TINSELLY Tin "sel *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a showy and cheap manner.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

tinsel

tin sel |ˈtinsəl ˈtɪnsəl | ▶noun a form of decoration consisting of thin strips of shiny metal foil. • showy or superficial attractiveness or glamour: his taste for the tinsel of the art world. DERIVATIVES tin sel ly adjective 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. ’

 

tinseled

tin seled |ˈtinsəld ˈtɪnsəld |(also chiefly Brit. tinselled ) ▶adjective decorated or adorned with tinsel. • showily or superficially attractive or glamorous: his tinseled sentiments.

 

Tinseltown

Tin sel town |ˈtinsəlˌtoun ˈtɪnsltaʊn | ▶noun informal Hollywood, or the superficially glamorous world it represents.

 

Oxford Dictionary

tinsel

tin ¦sel |ˈtɪns (ə )l | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a form of decoration consisting of thin strips of shiny metal foil attached to a long piece of thread. • showy or superficial attractiveness or glamour: his taste for the tinsel of the art world. DERIVATIVES tinselled (US tinseled ) adjective, tinselly adjective 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 ’.

 

tinseled

tin seled |ˈtinsəld ˈtɪnsəld |(also chiefly Brit. tinselled ) ▶adjective decorated or adorned with tinsel. • showily or superficially attractive or glamorous: his tinseled sentiments.

 

Tinseltown

Tin ¦sel |town |ˈtɪnsltaʊn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] derogatory Hollywood, or the superficially glamorous world it represents.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

tinsel

tinsel noun the tinsel of Hollywood: ostentation, showiness, show, glitter, flamboyance, gaudiness; attractiveness, glamour; informal flashiness, ritz, glitz, garishness, razzle-dazzle, razzmatazz, eye candy.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

tinsel

tinsel noun 1 fairy lights and tinsel hung from the ceiling: spangle, glitter, metallic yarn; rare clinquant. 2 his taste for the tinsel of the art world: ostentation, showiness, show, showing off, ostentatiousness, pretentiousness, pretension, vulgarity, conspicuousness, obtrusiveness, display, flamboyance, gaudiness, garishness, tawdriness, meretriciousness, brashness, loudness, extravagance, ornateness, theatricality; kitschness, affectation, bad taste, tastelessness, self-advertisement, exhibitionism, flaunting; informal flashiness, flash, flashness, glitz, glitziness, ritziness, swankiness, swank, splashiness. ▶adjective Hollywood and its tinsel stardom: ostentatious, pretentious, showy, conspicuous, obtrusive, flamboyant, gaudy, garish, tawdry, meretricious, trashy, brash, vulgar, loud, extravagant, fancy, ornate, affected, theatrical, overdone, over-elaborate; kitsch, tasteless; informal flash, flashy, over the top, OTT, glitzy, ritzy, swanky, splashy; N. Amer. informal superfly, bling-bling, dicty.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

tinsel

tin sel /tɪ́ns (ə )l /名詞 U 1 ぴかぴか光る金属片 [糸 ] 〘衣装の装飾用など 〙.2 安ぴかもの, 虚飾 .形容詞 金ぴかの ; 見かけ倒しの .動詞 ～s ; ～ed , ｟英 ｠～led ; ～ing , ｟英 ｠～ling 他動詞 …を金ぴかに飾り立てる ; 豪華に見せる .

 

tinselly

tin sel ly /tɪ́ns (ə )li /形容詞 金ぴかの ; 派手に飾り立てた, ちゃちな .