Jump to content

Wiktionary:Word of the day/2024/December 8

Add links
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

edit · refresh · view
Word of the day
for December 8
trinket n
  1. A small, showy ornament, especially a piece of jewellery.
  2. (figurative) A thing of little value; a toy, a trifle.
  3. (obsolete)
    1. A small item of food; a small dainty.
    2. (chiefly in the plural) A small item forming part of a set of equipment; an accessory, an accoutrement.
    3. (figurative, religion, derogatory) An item used in a religious rite (also, a religious rite, belief, etc.) regarded as superfluous or trivial.

trinket v

  1. (transitive, rare) Often followed by out: to adorn (someone or something) with trinkets (noun sense 1). [...]
← yesterday | About Word of the Day • Nominate a word • Leave feedback | tomorrow →
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Wiktionary:Word_of_the_day/2024/December_8&oldid=82868316"