tinsel

n.

1. Very thin sheets, strips, or threads of a glittering material used as a decoration.
2. Something sparkling or showy but basically valueless: the tinsel of parties and promotional events.

adj.

1. Made of or decorated with tinsel.
2. Gaudy, showy, and basically valueless.

tr.v., -seled, or -selled, -sel·ing, or -sel·ling, -sels, or -sels.

1. To decorate with or as if with tinsel: tinsel a Christmas tree.
2. To give a false sparkle to.

[Middle English tineseile, from Old French estincelle, spangle, spark. See stencil.]

adjective

Tastelessly showy: brummagem, chintzy, flashy, garish, gaudy, glaring, loud, meretricious, tawdry. Informal tacky². See style/good style/bad style.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a showy decoration that is basically valueless

Meaning #2: a thread with glittering metal foil attached

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The verb tinsel has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: impart a cheap brightness to

Meaning #2: adorn with tinsel

Meaning #3: interweave with tinsel

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The adjective tinsel has one meaning:

Meaning #1: gaudy and showy but valueless
  Synonym: trumpery

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - flitter, flitterstads, englehår; juletræspynt
adj. - glitter-, flitter-, prangende, billig, falsk
v. tr. - pynte med flitter, udmaje

Nederlands (Dutch)
klatergoud (engelenhaar in het bijzonder), blinkend, opzichtig

Français (French)
n. - guirlandes, clinquant
adj. - clinquant
v. tr. - orner de guirlandes

Deutsch (German)
n. - Lametta, falscher Glanz, mit Metallstreifen durchwirkter Stoff
v. - mit Lametta schmücken, glänzen lassen
adj. - Flitter-, aufgeputzt

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γυαλιστερή ταινία, λαμέ κλωστές, στιλπνές σερπαντίνες, ασημένια βροχή, (μτφ.) ψεύτικη λαμπρότητα
v. - στολίζω (ύφασμα) με παγιέτες/πούλιες, γαρνίρω, στολίζω φανταχτερά (κάτι)
adj. - φανταχτερός

Italiano (Italian)
orpello, vistoso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ouropel (m), lantejoula (f), brilho superficial (m)
v. - enfeitar com ouropel, revestir de brilho falso e barato
adj. - feito de ouropel, inútil

Русский (Russian)
мишура, блестки, показной блеск, парча, показной, мишурный

Español (Spanish)
n. - decoraciones navideñas, oropel, bricho, hilo de oro o plata, lentejuelas
adj. - de oropel, de relumbrón
v. tr. - adornar con lentejuelas, oropelar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - glitter
v. - smycka med glitter, hänga grannlåt på
adj. - grann, prålig, billig, bjärt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
闪亮的金属片, 金属箔, 金属丝, 金属箔制的, 华而不实的, 饰有金属箔的, 用金箔装饰

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 閃亮的金屬片, 金屬箔, 金屬絲
adj. - 金屬箔制的, 華而不實的, 飾有金屬箔的
v. tr. - 用金箔裝飾

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 금은사, 싸고 야한 것
adj. - 반짝거리는, 허울만 좋은
v. tr. - 금은사로 꾸미다, 야하게 꾸미다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ぴかぴか光る金属片, 金糸銀糸, 金ぴかの物, 見かけ倒しの
v. - 金ぴかで飾る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شيء مبهرج ولكنه تافه (فعل) يبهرج (صفه) مبهرج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פיסות מתכת נוצצות, נצנצים, קישוט צעקני, ברק מזוייף, ראוותנות‬
adj. - ‮ראוותני, כולל קישוט צעקני‬
v. tr. - ‮קישט בנצנצים, היה ראוותן‬

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tinsel	blue green christmas tinsel
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