Meaning

8 senses
  1. A small, showy ornament, especially a piece of jewellery.

    That little trinket around her neck must have cost a bundle.

    Schmuck, Schmuckgegenstand, Schmuckstück

    безделу́шкаbezdelúška, побряку́шкаpobrjakúška

    дрібни́чкаdribnýčka, витребе́нькаvytrebénʹka

    cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing

  2. (figuratively)A thing of little practical and/or monetary value; a toy, a trifle.

    It’s only a little trinket, but it reminds her of him.

    Kinkerlitzchen

    ме́лочиméloči, пустя́кpustják

    дрібни́чкаdribnýčka

  3. (Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland)A narrow or small watercourse.

  4. (obsolete)A small item of food; a small dainty.

  5. (in the plural, obsolete)A small item forming part of a set of equipment; an accessory, an accoutrement.

  6. (derogatory, figuratively, obsolete)An item used in a religious rite (also, a religious rite, belief, etc.) regarded as superfluous or trivial.

  7. (UK, dialectal, obsolete)A small vessel for drinking from; a cup, a mug, a porringer.

  8. (obsolete)A small sail, specifically, a three-cornered sail formerly carried on a ship's foremast, probably on a lateen yard.

Examples

8 sentences
  1. She makes trinkets out of plexiglass.

    Вона робить брелоки з оргскла.

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  2. The store sells trinkets and haberdashery.

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  3. This little trinket would go well on my shelf.

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  4. The quaint little antique shop is full of unique trinkets, knick-knacks, and curios.

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  5. Flavio bought some trinkets.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
small, showy ornament, especially a piece of jewellery:
Русский
By meaning 2
small, showy ornament, especially a piece of jewellery:
thing of little value — see also trifle:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
small, showy ornament, especially a piece of jewellery:
thing of little value — see also trifle:

Origin

The origin of the noun is unknown; the word is possibly related to Old French tryncle (“pi

The origin of the noun is unknown; the word is possibly related to Old French tryncle (“piece of jewellery”). The following have also been suggested:

Origin uncertain, possibly:

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