English Explanatory Dictionary

clinquant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Glittery; gleaming; sparkling; dressed in, or overlaid with, tinsel finery.
noun
  1. Dutch metal.
  2. Tinsel; glitter.

Pronunciation

/ˈklɪŋkənt/

Word forms

clinquant more clinquant most clinquant

Etymology

From French clinquant, from clinquer (“to clink”).

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