- A small, showy ornament of little value; a trinket.
- Archaic. A mock scepter carried by a court jester.
[Middle English babel, from Old French, plaything.]
Dictionary:
bau·ble (bô'bəl) ![]() |
[Middle English babel, from Old French, plaything.]
| Thesaurus: bauble |
| Word Tutor: bauble |
She was not attracted by the colorful baubles in the store window.
Tutor's tip: The "bauble" (worthless trinket) was flawed because it had a "bubble" (globule of air) trapped within it.
| WordNet: bauble |
The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
a mock scepter carried by a court jester
Meaning #2:
cheap showy jewelry or ornament or clothing
Synonyms: bangle, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, fallal, trinket
| Translations: Bauble |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - nipsgenstand, billigt stads
Nederlands (Dutch)
snuisterij, prul
Français (French)
n. - babiole, colifichet, marotte
Deutsch (German)
n. - Firlefanz, Nippsache
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μπιχλιμπίδι, λιλί, ράβδος γελωτοποιού
Português (Portuguese)
n. - bugiganga (f), ninharia (f), cetro (m) de bufão
Español (Spanish)
n. - baratija, chuchería, juguete
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - struntsak, leksak
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
美观的廉价货, 小玩具, 小玩意儿, 没价值的东西
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 美觀的廉價貨, 小玩具, 小玩意兒, 沒價值的東西
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 싸구려, 시시한 것, 장난감
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 安ピカもの, 子供の玩具
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) لعبه أطفال, زينه قليله الثمن
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - תכשיט צעקני, תכשיט זול
If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.
To select your translation preferences click here.
Copyrights:
![]() | Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more | |
![]() | Thesaurus. Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more | |
![]() | Word Tutor. Copyright © 2004-present by eSpindle Learning, a 501(c) nonprofit organization. All rights reserved. eSpindle provides personalized spelling and vocabulary tutoring online; free trial. Read more | |
![]() | WordNet. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Read more | |
![]() | Translations. Copyright © 2007, WizCom Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved. Read more |
Mentioned in