clinquant
[ kling-kuh nt ]
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The clinquant corslet of the Swiss girl just survives at bals costums.
My eyes rejoice in the shine of it; its clinquant sound is music in my ears.
Clinquant, klingk′ant, adj. shining like tinsel: glittering.
I liked Jack, but not clinquant in crimson and gold, with spurs and sword clanking on the hard, frost-bitten road.
RELATED WORDS AND SYNONYMS FOR CLINQUANT
beaming
adjectiveradiant; beautifulbrilliant
adjectiveshining, glowing in appearanceglittering
adjectivegleamingkitsch
nounvulgarized design or appearancemore brilliant
adjectiveshining, glowing in appearanceRoget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.