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- Dictionarygewgaw/ˈɡjuːɡɔː/
noun
- 1. a showy thing, especially one that is useless or worthless: "a house full of Victorian gewgaws"
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a small decorative object or toy, usually one with no real value: There were a few tawdry shops selling plastic gewgaws. Do we really need any more silly electronic gewgaws? They have all the best in top-quality cookware and every random geegaw you can imagine. Fewer examples.
The meaning of GEWGAW is a showy trifle : bauble, trinket. How to use gewgaw in a sentence.
2 meanings: 1. a showy but valueless trinket 2. showy and valueless; gaudy.... Click for more definitions.
Gewgaws, which go on clothing or are worn as jewelry, are small and ornamental little bits of decoration. They’re not valuable or useful. A diamond would never be considered a gewgaw, because it's so precious. Gewgaws are good for brightening up an outfit.
Gewgaw definition: something gaudy and useless; trinket; bauble.. See examples of GEWGAW used in a sentence.
Jun 2, 2024 · gewgaw (plural gewgaws) A showy trifle, a toy; a showy trinket, ornament or decoration. [from 15th c.]
gewgaw - cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing. fallal, gaud, trinket, bangle, bauble, novelty. adornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness. trinketry - trinkets and other ornaments of dress collectively.
Definition of gewgaw noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Gewgaw Definition. gyo͝ogô, go͝o- Meanings. Synonyms. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Adjective. Filter. noun. Something showy but useless and of little value; trinket. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: fallal. gaud. trinket. novelty. bauble. bangle. whatnot. trifle. toy. knickknack. gimcrack. bibelot. adjective.
noun. 1. a showy but valueless trinket. adjective. 2. showy and valueless; gaudy. Collins English Dictionary.
