FRIPPERY Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word frippery. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for FRIPPERY
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adornment | nounn | |||||||
noun • a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness • the action of decorating yourself with something colorful and interesting | ||||||||
decoration | nounn | |||||||
noun • something used to beautify • an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event • the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive) | ||||||||
embellishment | nounn | |||||||
noun • elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail • a superfluous ornament • the act of adding extraneous decorations to something | ||||||||
excess | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a quantity much larger than is needed • immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits • the state of being more than full • excessive indulgence adjective satellite • more than is needed, desired, or required | ||||||||
extravagance | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth • the trait of spending extravagantly • the activity of excessive spending | ||||||||
flamboyance | nounn | |||||||
noun • extravagant elaborateness | ||||||||
luxury | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity • the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive • wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living | ||||||||
ornamentation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being ornamented • something used to beautify • the act of adding extraneous decorations to something | ||||||||
ostentation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a gaudy outward display • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity • pretentious or showy or vulgar display | ||||||||
pretentiousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity • the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth) | ||||||||
tawdriness | nounn | |||||||
noun • tasteless showiness | ||||||||
bagatelle | nounn | |||||||
noun • a light piece of music for piano • something of little value or significance • a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over | ||||||||
fluff | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any light downy material • something of little value or significance • a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines) verb • make a mess of, destroy or ruin • erect or fluff up • ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect | ||||||||
frivolity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible • something of little value or significance • acting like a clown or buffoon |