Definition of tinsel
- n. - A shining material used for ornamental purposes;
especially, a very thin, gauzelike cloth with much gold or silver woven
into it; also, very thin metal overlaid with a thin coating of gold or
silver, brass foil, or the like.
- n. - Something shining and gaudy; something superficially
shining and showy, or having a false luster, and more gay than
valuable.
- a. - Showy to excess; gaudy; specious; superficial.
- v. t. - To adorn with tinsel; to deck out with cheap but showy
ornaments; to make gaudy.