clinquant
[ kling-kuh nt ]
/ ˈklɪŋ kənt /
adjective
glittering, especially with tinsel; decked with garish finery.
noun
imitation gold leaf; tinsel; false glitter.
Nearby words
- clinopyroxene,
- clinoril,
- clinoscope,
- clinostat,
- clinozoisite,
- clint,
- clinton,
- clinton impeachment,
- clinton, bill,
- clinton, de witt
Origin of clinquant
1585–95; < Middle French: clinking, present participle of clinquer (< Dutch klinken to sound); see -ant
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Examples from the Web for clinquant
My eyes rejoice in the shine of it; its clinquant sound is music in my ears.
Trivia|Logan Pearsall SmithI 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. GoughClinquant, klingk′ant, adj. shining like tinsel: glittering.
The clinquant corslet of the Swiss girl just survives at bals costums.
The Works of Max Beerbohm|Max Beerbohm
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
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