"clinquant" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈklɪŋkənt/ Forms: more clinquant [comparative], most clinquant [superlative]
Etymology: From French clinquant, from clinquer (“to clink”), from Dutch klinken (“to sound, ring, clink”), from Middle Dutch clinken, clingen, from Old Dutch *clingan, from Proto-West Germanic *klingan, from Proto-Germanic *klinganą (“to sound, ring”). Cognate with German klingen (“to sound”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|clinquant}} French clinquant, {{der|en|nl|klinken|t=to sound, ring, clink}} Dutch klinken (“to sound, ring, clink”), {{der|en|dum|clinken}} Middle Dutch clinken, {{der|en|odt|*clingan}} Old Dutch *clingan, {{der|en|gmw-pro|*klingan}} Proto-West Germanic *klingan, {{der|en|gem-pro|*klinganą|t=to sound, ring}} Proto-Germanic *klinganą (“to sound, ring”), {{cog|de|klingen|t=to sound}} German klingen (“to sound”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} clinquant (comparative more clinquant, superlative most clinquant)
  1. Glittery; gleaming; sparkling; dressed in, or overlaid with, tinsel finery.
    Sense id: en-clinquant-en-adj-hTT9Fo-N

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈklɪŋkənt/
Etymology: From French clinquant, from clinquer (“to clink”), from Dutch klinken (“to sound, ring, clink”), from Middle Dutch clinken, clingen, from Old Dutch *clingan, from Proto-West Germanic *klingan, from Proto-Germanic *klinganą (“to sound, ring”). Cognate with German klingen (“to sound”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|clinquant}} French clinquant, {{der|en|nl|klinken|t=to sound, ring, clink}} Dutch klinken (“to sound, ring, clink”), {{der|en|dum|clinken}} Middle Dutch clinken, {{der|en|odt|*clingan}} Old Dutch *clingan, {{der|en|gmw-pro|*klingan}} Proto-West Germanic *klingan, {{der|en|gem-pro|*klinganą|t=to sound, ring}} Proto-Germanic *klinganą (“to sound, ring”), {{cog|de|klingen|t=to sound}} German klingen (“to sound”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} clinquant (uncountable)
  1. Dutch metal. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-clinquant-en-noun-wMRxDhGB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 70 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 69 4
  2. Tinsel; glitter. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-clinquant-en-noun-iXsk9jJW

Alternative forms

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