What is another word for trinket?

Pronunciation: [tɹˈɪŋkɪt] (IPA)

Trinket is a small decorative item that often has little or no practical value. There are various synonyms for the word "trinket" such as bauble, knickknack, gewgaw, doodad, curio, memento, souvenir, keepsake, tchotchke, and ornament. Bauble is a synonym that describes a cheap, showy trinket that offers little value. Knickknack refers to small, decorative objects that are used to decorate a home. Gewgaw is a novelty or trifle that has little practical use and often bought for its attractiveness. Doodad is a slang term that describes a small ornament or trinket. Curio, memento, souvenir, and keepsake describe objects that have a story behind them and are kept for sentimental reasons. Tchotchke and ornament describe decorative objects that can be hung or displayed in a room.

What are the hypernyms for Trinket?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Trinket

Have you any reason to believe, Verena, that Pauline kept one trinket back from my knowledge?
"Girls of the Forest"
L. T. Meade
"Really, Helena," he said, "you don't mean you've broken my whole morning's work just to tell me you've lost some silly trinket?
"Helena Brett's Career"
Desmond Coke
The fact that the murderer stole a cheap trinket and left fifty thousand dollars' worth of real diamonds behind him is rather impressive.
"The Gray Phantom's Return"
Herman Landon

Famous quotes with Trinket

  • A thousand Marys lured me, To feathered beds and fields of glover, Bird with crooked wing cast, Its wicked shadow over, A bauble moon did mock, And trinket stars did smile, Your funeral, my trial.
    Nick Cave
  • What’s thinking? You live in a grandly appointed house, but spend all your time rummaging around in the attic for any little trinket you hadn’t known was there.
    James Richardson

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