Gewgaw
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡjuːɡɔː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gewgaw is a noun meaning A showy trifle, a toy; a showy trinket, ornament or decoration.
Meaning
A showy trifle, a toy; a showy trinket, ornament or decoration.
More Meanings
- Showy; unreal; pretentious.
Example Sentences
A heavy gewgaw called a crown.
Seeing his gewgaw castle shine, New as his title, built last year.
The rattle of a globe to play withal, This gewgaw world, and put him cheaply off;
It was a Saxon ornament. […] Some Puritan, before his departure, may have thought himself doing God service by filching the old golden gewgaw.
Word Forms
- gewgaws
- gew-gaw
Synonyms for gewgaw
Depending on context, synonyms include fallal, bauble, trinket, bangle, gaud, novelty.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gaud, bauble, trinket, novelty, bangle, fallal.
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