Frippery

Pronunciation: /ˈɛfˈɹɪpɝˈwaɪ/

Frippery (noun)

  1. Things that are not needed and are just for show or decoration.
  2. Unimportant items or details that do not have real value.

Examples

  • The room was filled with frippery that distracted from its beauty.
  • They spent hours discussing frippery instead of important matters.

Common collocations: extravagant frippery, avoid frippery, focus on frippery, dismiss frippery

Synonyms of Frippery

Formal

Informal

Antonyms of Frippery

  • The opposite of frippery, emphasizing minimalism.
  • Focus on usefulness rather than decoration.