frippery

• Substantif désignant un ornement, une décoration ou une tenue voyant, superflu ou trivial, souvent avec une connotation de superficialité ou d'absence de valeur réelle. Peut aussi se référer à des objets clinquants et de peu d'importance.

A noun referring to showy, unnecessary, or trivial ornamentation, decoration, or finery, often implying a lack of substance or value.

1. Showy or unnecessary decorationC2formal

   Fancy, showy, or trivial ornaments or accessories, often considered excessive or lacking in substance.

   ornement criard ou superflu

   • The room was decorated with all sorts of frippery, from gold trinkets to velvet drapes.
   • She dismissed the fashion show as mere frippery, lacking any real style.
   • The company wasted money on frippery instead of investing in essential equipment.

   Synonymesfineryfolderolglitzornamentationtinsel

   Antonymesausterityplainnesssimplicity

2. Trivial or frivolous thingsC2formal

   Unimportant, frivolous, or silly things, especially in behavior or speech.

   futilités, bagatelles

   • His speech was full of frippery and lacked any serious content.
   • The magazine is filled with frippery about celebrity gossip.
   • Stop wasting time on frippery and focus on the real issues.

   Synonymesbric-a-bracfolderolnonsense

   Antonymesgravityimportanceseriousnesssubstance