"trinket" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɹɪŋkɪt/, /ˈtɹɪŋkət/ (note: weak vowel merger) Audio: en-us-trinket.ogg Forms: trinkets [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪŋkɪt Etymology: From Middle English trenket (“a cordwainer's knife”), hence, possibly, a similarly sized toy knife worn as an ornament; probably from an Old French dialectal form of trenchier (“to cut”). Compare trench. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|trenket||a cordwainer's knife}} Middle English trenket (“a cordwainer's knife”), {{cog|fro|-}} Old French Head templates: {{en-noun}} trinket (plural trinkets)
  1. A small showy ornament or piece of jewelry Categories (topical): Jewelry Synonyms (small ornament): also: Thesaurus:trinket Translations (a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry): λῆρος (lêros) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), γλῆνος (glênos) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), дребно украшение (drebno ukrašenie) (Bulgarian), quincalla [feminine] (Catalan), galindaina [feminine] (Catalan), 小飾物 (Chinese Mandarin), 小饰物 (xiǎo shìwù) (Chinese Mandarin), 小玩意 (xiǎo wányì) (Chinese Mandarin), cetka [feminine] (Czech), kleinood (Dutch), straso (Esperanto), colifichet [masculine] (French), bibelot [masculine] (French), breloque [feminine] (French), Schmuck [masculine] (German), Schmuckstück [neuter] (German), Schmuckgegenstand [masculine] (German), μπιχλιμπίδι (bichlimpídi) [neuter] (Greek), daighsín [masculine] (Irish), gingillo [masculine] (Italian), ciondolo [masculine] (Italian), fronzolo [masculine] (Italian), ninnolo [masculine] (Italian), cineseria [feminine] (Italian), 小物 (komono) (alt: こもの) (Japanese), 安ピカ (yasupika) (Japanese), smykke [neuter] (Norwegian), verdigjenstand [masculine] (Norwegian), nips [plural] (Norwegian), زلم زیمبو (zalam-zimbo) (Persian), błyskotka [feminine] (Polish), побряку́шка (pobrjakúška) [feminine] (Russian), безделу́шка (bezdelúška) [feminine] (Russian), perendengue [masculine] (Spanish), oropel (Spanish), krimskrams (Swedish), krusiduller [plural] (Swedish), дрібни́чка (dribnýčka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), витребе́нька (vytrebénʹka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-trinket-en-noun-nao68MnS Disambiguation of Jewelry: 66 14 9 4 7 Disambiguation of 'small ornament': 77 4 9 10 Disambiguation of 'a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry': 95 1 1 2
  2. A thing of little value; a trifle; a toy. Synonyms (item of little value): also: Thesaurus:trifle Translations (a mere trifle): дреболия (drebolija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), fotesa [feminine] (Catalan), petitesa [feminine] (Catalan), bagatel·la [feminine] (Catalan), 瑣事 (Chinese Mandarin), 琐事 (suǒshì) (Chinese Mandarin), 小事 (xiǎoshì) (Chinese Mandarin), cetka [feminine] (Czech), prullaria (Dutch), snuisterij (Dutch), bagatelo (Esperanto), hely (Finnish), babiole [feminine] (French), bricole [feminine] (French), broutille [feminine] (French), Kinkerlitzchen [neuter] (German), chincaglieria [feminine] (Italian), 些事 (saji) (alt: さじ) (Japanese), 小事 (shōji) (alt: しょうじ) (Japanese), quinquilharia [feminine] (Portuguese), bugiganga (Portuguese), пустя́к (pustják) [masculine] (Russian), ме́лочи (méloči) [feminine, plural] (Russian), perendengue (Spanish), baratija (Spanish), chácharas [plural] (Spanish), chunche [Central-America, Mexico, masculine] (Spanish), дрібни́чка (dribnýčka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-trinket-en-noun-xKHaxgiT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 38 31 9 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 53 25 6 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 35 29 14 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 39 31 9 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 10 33 30 11 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 6 42 28 9 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 5 42 27 9 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 6 41 29 9 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 5 40 28 9 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 3 49 25 8 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 5 42 29 9 16 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 41 28 8 17 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 40 29 9 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 7 37 31 8 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 7 41 27 9 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 4 42 29 8 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 4 43 28 9 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 11 36 28 10 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 5 42 27 9 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 5 41 29 9 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 7 39 28 9 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 5 42 29 9 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 42 29 8 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 40 30 9 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 5 42 29 9 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 5 42 27 9 16 Disambiguation of 'item of little value': 4 85 8 3 Disambiguation of 'a mere trifle': 3 92 4 1
  3. (nautical) A three-cornered sail formerly carried on a ship's foremast, probably on a lateen yard. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-trinket-en-noun-0sCMG3kb Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 35 29 14 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 10 33 30 11 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 7 37 31 8 17 Topics: nautical, transport
  4. (obsolete) A knife; a cutting tool, especially a cordwainer's knife or other small curved blade meant for leatherworking and possibly joined with an elsen. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-trinket-en-noun-k19UDho- Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 35 29 14 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 10 33 30 11 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: ornament, trifle, unimportance Derived forms: trinketry Related terms: curio, schwag, swag

Verb

IPA: /ˈtɹɪŋkɪt/, /ˈtɹɪŋkət/ (note: weak vowel merger) Audio: en-us-trinket.ogg Forms: trinkets [present, singular, third-person], trinketing [participle, present], trinketed [participle, past], trinketed [past]
Rhymes: -ɪŋkɪt Etymology: From Middle English trenket (“a cordwainer's knife”), hence, possibly, a similarly sized toy knife worn as an ornament; probably from an Old French dialectal form of trenchier (“to cut”). Compare trench. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|trenket||a cordwainer's knife}} Middle English trenket (“a cordwainer's knife”), {{cog|fro|-}} Old French Head templates: {{en-verb}} trinket (third-person singular simple present trinkets, present participle trinketing, simple past and past participle trinketed)
  1. (obsolete) To give trinkets; to court favour. Tags: obsolete Derived forms: trinketer
    Sense id: en-trinket-en-verb-YP5mVV-6 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 35 29 14 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 10 33 30 11 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 7 37 31 8 17

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "word": "дребно украшение"
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      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "quincalla"
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "galindaina"
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      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "word": "小飾物"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xiǎo shìwù",
      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "word": "小饰物"
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      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
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      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "word": "kleinood"
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "word": "straso"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "colifichet"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bibelot"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "breloque"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schmuck"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Schmuckstück"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schmuckgegenstand"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "bichlimpídi",
      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "μπιχλιμπίδι"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "lêros",
      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "λῆρος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "glênos",
      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "γλῆνος"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "daighsín"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gingillo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ciondolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fronzolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ninnolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cineseria"
    },
    {
      "alt": "こもの",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "komono",
      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "word": "小物"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yasupika",
      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "word": "安ピカ"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "smykke"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "verdigjenstand"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "nips"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "zalam-zimbo",
      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "word": "زلم زیمبو"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "błyskotka"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pobrjakúška",
      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "побряку́шка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bezdelúška",
      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "безделу́шка"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "perendengue"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "word": "oropel"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "word": "krimskrams"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "krusiduller"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dribnýčka",
      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "дрібни́чка"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vytrebénʹka",
      "sense": "a small showy ornament or piece of jewelry",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "витребе́нька"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "drebolija",
      "sense": "a mere trifle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "дреболия"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a mere trifle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fotesa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a mere trifle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "petitesa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a mere trifle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bagatel·la"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a mere trifle",
      "word": "瑣事"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "suǒshì",
      "sense": "a mere trifle",
      "word": "琐事"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xiǎoshì",
      "sense": "a mere trifle",
      "word": "小事"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a mere trifle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cetka"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a mere trifle",
      "word": "prullaria"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a mere trifle",
      "word": "snuisterij"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "a mere trifle",
      "word": "bagatelo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a mere trifle",
      "word": "hely"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a mere trifle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "babiole"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a mere trifle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bricole"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a mere trifle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "broutille"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a mere trifle",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Kinkerlitzchen"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a mere trifle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "chincaglieria"
    },
    {
      "alt": "さじ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "saji",
      "sense": "a mere trifle",
      "word": "些事"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しょうじ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shōji",
      "sense": "a mere trifle",
      "word": "小事"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a mere trifle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "quinquilharia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a mere trifle",
      "word": "bugiganga"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pustják",
      "sense": "a mere trifle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "пустя́к"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "méloči",
      "sense": "a mere trifle",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "ме́лочи"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a mere trifle",
      "word": "perendengue"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a mere trifle",
      "word": "baratija"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a mere trifle",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "chácharas"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a mere trifle",
      "tags": [
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        "Mexico",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "chunche"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dribnýčka",
      "sense": "a mere trifle",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "дрібни́чка"
    }
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}

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    "Terms with Catalan translations",
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          "ref": "1991, Stan Hoig, Jesse Chisholm, Ambassador of the Plains:",
          "text": "On June 26 the party of sun and wind - weathered visitors from the heart of the Texas plains , dressed in their blankets and buckskins , befeathered and trinketed , arrived at the capital city's Globe Hotel and took up residence there",
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        "(obsolete) To give trinkets; to court favour."
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