ALL meanings of tinsel
tin·sel
T t - noun tinsel sparkly Christmas decoration 1
- noun tinsel a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply. 1
- noun tinsel a metallic yarn, usually wrapped around a core yarn of silk, rayon, or cotton, for weaving brocade or lamé. 1
- noun tinsel anything showy or attractive with little or no real worth; showy pretense: The actress was tired of the fantasy and tinsel of her life. 1
- noun tinsel Obsolete. a fabric, formerly in use, of silk or wool interwoven with threads of gold, silver, or, later, copper. 1
- adjective tinsel consisting of or containing tinsel. 1
- adjective tinsel showy; gaudy; tawdry. 1
- verb with object tinsel to adorn with tinsel. 1
- verb with object tinsel to adorn with anything glittering. 1
- verb with object tinsel to make showy or gaudy. 1
- uncountable noun tinsel Tinsel consists of small strips of shiny paper attached to long pieces of thread. People use tinsel as a decoration at Christmas. 0
- noun tinsel a decoration consisting of a piece of string with thin strips of metal foil attached along its length 0
- noun tinsel a yarn or fabric interwoven with strands of glittering thread 0
- noun tinsel anything cheap, showy, and gaudy 0
- verb tinsel to decorate with or as if with tinsel 0
- verb tinsel to give a gaudy appearance to 0
- adjective tinsel made of or decorated with tinsel 0
- adjective tinsel showily but cheaply attractive; gaudy 0
- noun tinsel a cloth of silk, wool, etc. interwoven with glittering threads of gold, silver, or other metal 0
- noun tinsel thin sheets, strips, or threads of tin, metal foil, etc., used for inexpensive decoration 0
- noun tinsel something that glitters like precious metal but has little worth; empty show; sham splendor 0
- adjective tinsel having sham splendor; showy; gaudy; tawdry 0
- verb transitive tinsel to make glitter with or as with tinsel 0
- verb transitive tinsel to give a false appearance of splendor to 0