clinquant
clinquant · more clinquant · most clinquant
Glittery; gleaming; sparkling; dressed in, or overlaid with, tinsel fineryGlittery; gleaming; sparkling; dressed in, or overlaid with, tinsel finery.
/ˈklɪŋkənt/
Meaning
1 sensesGlittery; gleaming; sparkling; dressed in, or overlaid with, tinsel finery.
More definitions
- glittering with gold or silver
Origin
From French clinquant, from clinquer (“to clink”).From French clinquant, from clinquer (“to clink”).
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Forms
more clinquant, most clinquant| Comparative | more clinquant Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most clinquant Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.