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clinquant

/kling-kuhnt/US // ˈklɪŋ kənt //UK // (ˈklɪŋkənt) //

诊所,诊所服务,诊所服务员,诊所的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : glittering, especially with tinsel; decked with garish finery.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : imitation gold leaf; tinsel; false glitter.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • I liked Jack, but not clinquant in crimson and gold, with spurs and sword clanking on the hard, frost-bitten road.

  • Pardon, Monsieur, in every age a love-story keeps its interest; but who cares nowadays for le clinquant du Tasse?

  • Clinquant, klingk′ant, adj. shining like tinsel: glittering.

  • The clinquant corslet of the Swiss girl just survives at bals costums.

  • My eyes rejoice in the shine of it; its clinquant sound is music in my ears.