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FRIPPERY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does frippery mean?
• FRIPPERY (noun)
The noun FRIPPERY has 1 sense:
1. something of little value or significance
Familiarity information: FRIPPERY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Something of little value or significance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
bagatelle; fluff; frippery; frivolity
Hypernyms ("frippery" is a kind of...):
small beer; trifle; trivia; triviality (something of small importance)
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