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frippery

frip·per·y

frippery

 
pronunciation:
frI p ri
features:
Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: noun
inflections: fripperies
definition 1: ostentation in dress or manner, or an instance of such ostentation.
similar words:
gaiety
definition 2: something unnecessary and unimportant; trifle.
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)frippery aristocratic, beaded, decorative, sardonic, self-conscious, selfish, teasing, transient, useless, voracious
verb + (n.)frippery afford, care, clash, condone, disdain, forge, pile, thread
noun + (n.)frippery Help arch, disdain, distaste, finery, formalism, ground, lace, limestone, luxury, magnate, martini, metafiction, sequel, wile