Definition for Frill:

• a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim

Synonyms for Frill:

• n.

  •
  • braid,
  • binding,
  • superfluity,
  • beading,
  • marabou,
  • cord,
  • accessorise,
  • Foppery,
  • doodad,
  • fan,
  • affection.
  •
  • save.
  •accessory (noun)
  • adjunct,
  • appliance,
  • addition,
  • attachment,
  • appurtenance,
  • appendage,
  • appendix,
  • supplement,
  • extension,
  • extra,
  • help,
  • accent,
  • component.
  •adornment (noun)
  • gewgaw,
  • dingbat,
  • accessory.
  •amenity (noun)
  • comfort,
  • enrichment,
  • betterment,
  • facility,
  • excellence,
  • convenience,
  • enhancement,
  • Qualities,
  • merit,
  • service,
  • virtue,
  • advantage,
  • improvement.
  •collar (noun)
  • vandyke,
  • Eton,
  • torque.
  •decoration (noun)
  • redecorating,
  • inlay,
  • Festooning,
  • flourish,
  • Bedecking,
  • wreath,
  • designing,
  • plaque,
  • gilt,
  • Garnishing,
  • Beautifying,
  • gewgaws,
  • design,
  • gimcracks,
  • Garniture,
  • scroll,
  • bauble,
  • finery,
  • filigree,
  • illumination.
  •embellishment (noun)
  • embroidery,
  • hyperbole,
  • coloring,
  • exaggeration,
  • ostentation,
  • overstatement,
  • Embroidering,
  • gilding.
  •extravagance (noun)
  • excess,
  • outrageousness,
  • expenditure,
  • lavishness,
  • squandering,
  • overindulgence,
  • unreasonableness,
  • profusion,
  • Overdoing,
  • dissipation,
  • absurdity,
  • improvidence,
  • unrestraint,
  • preposterousness,
  • squander,
  • folly,
  • exorbitance.
  •frill (noun)
  • fuss,
  • gimcrack,
  • amenity,
  • garnish,
  • lace,
  • ruffle,
  • tuck,
  • gathering.
  •frippery (noun)
  • tawdriness,
  • fanciness,
  • flashiness,
  • showiness,
  • meretriciousness,
  • fussiness,
  • gaudiness.
  •ornament (noun)
  • button,
  • emblem,
  • badge,
  • Emblazonment,
  • foofaraw,
  • filling.
  •trimming (noun)
  • rickracks.

• v.

  •decorate (verb)
  • adorn,
  • dress up,
  • add finishing touches,
  • burnish,
  • enrich,
  • spruce up,
  • enhance,
  • idealize,
  • festoon,
  • grace,
  • gild,
  • fix up,
  • illuminate,
  • do up,
  • perfect,
  • bedeck,
  • finish,
  • furbish,
  • brighten,
  • prank,
  • deck,
  • paint,
  • renovate,
  • color.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • edge,
  • monogram,
  • corsage,
  • spangle,
  • tassel,
  • sequin.
  •
  • pompom,
  • fringe,
  • ribbon,
  • scallop.
  •
  • Extravagancy,
  • piping.

Antonyms for Frill:

• n.

  • accessory
    principal.
  • amenity
    inconvenience, abomination.
  • decoration
    eyesore.
  • embellishment
    spoliation, disfigurement, injury, simplification.
  • extravagance
    moderation, providence, economy, thrift, thriftiness, saving.
  • frill
    plainness.
  • Other antonyms:
    basic, blemish, scar, fundamental, stain, blot, defacement, spot, essential.

Frill Sentence Examples:

• And yet, as he stood with her soft hand in his, and surveyed her from head to foot, he felt that he would rather have had her as she was when a dainty frill shaded her pale, wasted face, when the snowy ruffle was fastened high about her throat, and the cotton bands were buttoned about her wrists, where gold ones now were shining.

• But religion cannot persist as a frill; it either is central in its importance or else it is not true at all.

Homophones for Frill:

• FRIL.

Hyponym for Frill:

• n.

  • body
    plate.