tinsel[adjective]Synonyms: gaudy, blatant, brazen, chintzy, flashy, garish, glaring, loud, meretricious, tawdry
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
tin‧sel /ˈtɪns
əl/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Old French;
Origin: estincelle, estancele, etincelle 'spark'; ⇒ stencil2]
1. thin strings of shiny paper used as decorations, especially at Christmas
2. something that seems attractive but is not valuable or important:
the tinsel and glamour of Hollywood [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲