Clinquant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈklɪŋkənt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Clinquant is an adjective meaning Glittery; gleaming; sparkling; dressed in, or overlaid with, tinsel finery.
Meaning
Glittery; gleaming; sparkling; dressed in, or overlaid with, tinsel finery.
More Meanings
- Dutch metal.
- Tinsel; glitter.
Example Sentences
Today the French, / All clinquant, all in gold, like heathen gods, / Shone down the English;
Lely supplied the want of taste with clinquant; his nymphs trail fringes and embroidery through meadows and purling streams.
Harrison came that day in a scarlett coate and cloake, both laden with gold and silver lace, and the coate so cover'd with clinquant, that scarcely could one discerne the ground,
Synonyms for clinquant
Depending on context, synonyms include adorned, decorated, tinselly, tinseled.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tinselly, adorned, decorated, tinseled, clinkant, glittering.
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