clinquant

[ kling-kuhnt ]

/ ˈklɪŋ kənt /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR clinquant ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

glittering, especially with tinsel; decked with garish finery.

noun

imitation gold leaf; tinsel; false glitter.

Origin of clinquant

1585–95; <Middle French: clinking, present participle of clinquer (<Dutch klinken to sound); see -ant

Words nearby clinquant

clinopyroxene, Clinoril, clinoscope, clinostat, clinozoisite, clinquant, Clint, Clinton, Clinton, Hillary Rodham, clintonia, Clinton impeachment

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Example sentences from the Web for clinquant

My eyes rejoice in the shine of it; its clinquant sound is music in my ears.
Trivia|Logan Pearsall Smith
I liked Jack, but not clinquant in crimson and gold, with spurs and sword clanking on the hard, frost-bitten road.
The Yeoman Adventurer|George W. Gough
Clinquant, klingk′ant, adj. shining like tinsel: glittering.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
The clinquant corslet of the Swiss girl just survives at bals costums.
The Works of Max Beerbohm|Max Beerbohm

British Dictionary definitions for clinquant

clinquant

/ (ˈklɪŋkənt) /

adjective

glittering, esp with tinsel

noun

tinsel or imitation gold leaf

Word Origin for clinquant

C16: from French, from clinquer to clink, from Dutch klinken, of imitative origin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	clinquant
释义	clinquant [ kling-kuhnt ] / ˈklɪŋ kənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR clinquant ON THESAURUS.COM adjective glittering, especially with tinsel; decked with garish finery. noun imitation gold leaf; tinsel; false glitter. Origin of clinquant 1585–95; <Middle French: clinking, present participle of clinquer (<Dutch klinken to sound); see -ant Words nearby clinquant clinopyroxene, Clinoril, clinoscope, clinostat, clinozoisite, clinquant, Clint, Clinton, Clinton, Hillary Rodham, clintonia, Clinton impeachment Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for clinquant My eyes rejoice in the shine of it; its clinquant sound is music in my ears. Trivia\|Logan Pearsall Smith I liked Jack, but not clinquant in crimson and gold, with spurs and sword clanking on the hard, frost-bitten road. The Yeoman Adventurer\|George W. Gough Clinquant, klingk′ant, adj. shining like tinsel: glittering. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various The clinquant corslet of the Swiss girl just survives at bals costums. The Works of Max Beerbohm\|Max Beerbohm British Dictionary definitions for clinquant clinquant / (ˈklɪŋkənt) / adjective glittering, esp with tinsel noun tinsel or imitation gold leaf Word Origin for clinquant C16: from French, from clinquer to clink, from Dutch klinken, of imitative origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to clinquant glittering, gold, showy, tinsel
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clinquant

adjective

noun

Origin of clinquant

Words nearby clinquant

Example sentences from the Web for clinquant

British Dictionary definitions for clinquant

adjective

noun

Word Origin for clinquant

Words related to clinquant