frippery

• Substantivo que designa enfeite, ornamento ou roupa vistosa porém inútil, trivial ou de mau gosto, frequentemente sugerindo falta de conteúdo ou valor. Pode também indicar ostentação superficial e quinquilharias sem importância.

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.

   Frivolidade

   • 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.

   Sinônimosfineryfolderolglitzornamentationtinsel

   Antônimosausterityplainnesssimplicity

2. Trivial or frivolous thingsC2formal

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

   Frivolidades

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbric-a-bracfolderolnonsense

   Antônimosgravityimportanceseriousnesssubstance