Synonyms for finery

Most common

clothes · trappings · tinsel · gee-gaw · frippery

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Ornament; decoration; especially, excessive decoration; showy clothes; jewels.

Related words

Word family

fine

Forms

Plural

fineries → tinsels, gee-gaws, fripperies…

Example sentences

• clothes Please look at the girl who wore the blue clothes.
• trappings Her life has all the trappings of privilege.
• tinsel Should we get tinsel or garland for the Christmas tree?
• frippery Mary doesn't need all that frippery for a simple visit to church.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

tinsel²

7 letters

clothes¹

8 letters

frippery

9 letters

trappings²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tinsel² = 2 syllables).