Frivolous, of little account, paltry, trumpery, flimsy, absurd. (In quot. 1894 merely a nonce-use.)
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释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > insubstantial > showy or fanciful but insubstantial (31) frivol1492 Frivolous, of little account, paltry, trumpery, flimsy, absurd. (In quot. 1894 merely a nonce-use.) fustian1523 Worthless, sorry, pretentious. triflinga1538 Of little moment or value; paltry, trumpery; insignificant, petty. tirlery1546 ? Whirling, flighty, trifling, trumpery: in a few obsolete combinations: see quots., and cf. terlerie, n. trumpery1576 Of little or no value; trifling, paltry, insignificant; worthless, rubbishy, trashy. mockado1577 Made of mockado. In extended use: inferior, fraudulent, sham. Obsolete. skipjack1597 transferred. Of things. flashy1598 figurative. Of persons and immaterial things: Trifling, destitute of solidity or purpose; void of meaning, trashy. Obsolete. trifle1607 attributive or as adj. Trifling. fripperya1625 Trifling; frivolous; contemptible; trumpery. bagatelle1637 attributive or as adj. Trifling, trumpery. Obsolete. fingle-fangled1651 tawdry1696 figurative esp. of style, diction, etc.; hence of a speaker or writer: Trumpery. sauntering1726 Of a story: Trumpery, foolish. Obsolete. gimcrack1751 Trivial, worthless; showy but unsubstantial; trumpery. folderol1820 A gewgaw, trifle; a flimsy thing. tin1886 figurative in reference to tin as a base metal, esp. in comparison with silver: Mean, petty, worthless, counterfeit. (Cf. copper, n.1 compounds… shicec1890 Worthless, counterfeit, spurious. cotton candy1951 Superficially attractive but without real value or integrity; insubstantial or trifling. candyfloss1957 Superficially attractive but without real value or integrity; insubstantial or trifling. Subcategories:— affected or foppish (4) — of the nature of specific things (5) — for specific people (2) |
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