What is another word for gewgaws?

Pronunciation: [d͡ʒjˈuːɡɔːz] (IPA)

Gewgaws are items that are often decorative and considered to have little practical value. These trinkets can come in a variety of shapes and sizes and are usually used for ornamental purposes. There are many synonyms for the word gewgaws that can be used interchangeably, including baubles, knick-knacks, trinkets, curiosities, doodads, tchotchkes, and bric-a-brac. Each of these words refers to something that is small, pretty, and serves a decorative purpose rather than a functional one. While gewgaws may be considered unnecessary, they can add whimsy and charm to a room or outfit.

What are the hypernyms for Gewgaws?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Gewgaws

The truth of the matter is that all the metrical features that are demanded of poetry belong to the ornamental requirements like metaphors, myths, rhetorical flourishes and all other gewgaws.
"The Literature of Ecstasy"
Albert Mordell
Ulysses, disguised as a peddler, visited these women, carrying a basket full of feminine gewgaws.
"Superwomen"
Albert Payson Terhune
The author saw women, who were acting as nurses to the children of European residents, wearing all these gewgaws as described, the gross weight of which must have been considerable.
"The Pearl of India"
Maturin M. Ballou

Famous quotes with Gewgaws

  • The genuine mind of man, thirsting for its native home, society contemns the gewgaws that separate him from it. Titles are like circles drawn by the magician's wand, to contract the sphere of man's felicity.
    Thomas Paine

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