Tinsel
/ˈtɪn.səl/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:6 ptsWWF:8 pts6 letters
Definition of Tinsel
noun
- A shining material used for ornamental purposes; especially, a very thin, gauzelike cloth with much gold or silver woven into it; also, very thin metal overlaid with a thin coating of gold or silver, brass foil, or the like.
- Very thin strips of a glittering, metallic material used as a decoration, and traditionally draped at Christmas time over streamers, paper chains and the branches of Christmas trees.
- Anything shining and gaudy; something superficially shining and showy, or having a false luster, and more pretty than valuable.
verb
adjective
- Glittering, later especially superficially so; gaudy, showy.
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