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Meaning of "trinket" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TRINKET

Perhaps from earlier trenket little knife, via Old Northern French, from Latin truncāre to lop.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TRINKET

trinket  [ˈtrɪŋkɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRINKET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Trinket is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TRINKET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

trinket

Trinket

A trinket is a small showy ornament, such as a jewel or a ring, or something that is a mere trifle. Trinket may also refer to: ▪ Trinket Island, an island of the Nicobar Islands ▪ Trinket, a village on the island ▪ Trinket snake, common name for Elaphe helena, a species of colubrid snake ▪ The original name of New Zealand rock band The Datsuns ▪ A troll girl in the comic series Elfquest ▪ A character in the American animated TV series Pepper Ann ▪ The English localized name of Wei Xiaobao in John Minford's translation of Louis Cha's novel The Deer and the Cauldron ▪ An Arduino compatible microcontroller designed by Limor Fried ▪ A small article of equipment...

Definition of trinket in the English dictionary

The definition of trinket in the dictionary is a small or worthless ornament or piece of jewellery. Other definition of trinket is a trivial object; trifle.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRINKET


banket
ˈbæŋkɪt
basket
ˈbɑːskɪt
bethankit
bɪˈθæŋkɪt
blanket
ˈblæŋkɪt
bucket
ˈbʌkɪt
certificate
səˈtɪfɪkɪt
circuit
ˈsɜːkɪt
cricket
ˈkrɪkɪt
jacket
ˈdʒækɪt
junket
ˈdʒʌŋkɪt
kit
kɪt
market
ˈmɑːkɪt
overblanket
ˈəʊvəˌblæŋkɪt
pocket
ˈpɒkɪt
rocket
ˈrɒkɪt
sunket
ˈsʌŋkɪt
supermarket
ˈsuːpəˌmɑːkɪt
syndicate
ˈsɪndɪkɪt
ticket
ˈtɪkɪt
underblanket
ˈʌndəˌblæŋkɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRINKET

trinitrocresol
trinitroglycerine
trinitrophenol
trinitrotoluene
trinitrotoluol
trinity
Trinity Brethren
Trinity House
Trinity Sunday
Trinity term
trinketer
trinketry
trinkum
trinocular
trinodal
trinomial
trinomialism
trinomialist
trinomially
trinucleotide

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRINKET

born on the wrong side of the blanket
comfort blanket
electric blanket
fire blanket
Hudson´s Bay blanket
offset blanket
Plunket
security blanket
space blanket
thermal blanket
wet blanket

Synonyms and antonyms of trinket in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TRINKET»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «trinket» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of trinket

Translation of «trinket» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRINKET

Find out the translation of trinket to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of trinket from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «trinket» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

饰品
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

baratija
570 millions of speakers

English

trinket
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

trinket
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حلية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

брелок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bugiganga
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কবজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bibelot
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perhiasan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schmuckstück
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

小さな装身具
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

악세사리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Trinket
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đồ rẻ tiền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அணிகலன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टिंकेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

biblo
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gingillo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Ozdoba
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

брелок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

breloc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπιχλιμπίδι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sieraad
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trinket
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

smykke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of trinket

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRINKET»

The term «trinket» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.807 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRINKET» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «trinket» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «trinket» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about trinket

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRINKET»

Discover the use of trinket in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to trinket and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Seven Tales of Trinket
All fine material for six tales, but it is the seventh tale, in which Trinket learns her father’s true fate, that changes her life forever. The Seven Tales of Trinket is a Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of 2012
Shelley Moore Thomas, 2012
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Critical Companion to Tennessee Williams
once again, and the history of their friendship. Trinket reveals that she has been mutilated. One of her breasts has been surgically removed, and Celeste is the only person who knows about it. While under- going her mastectomy, Trinket used ...
Greta Heintzelman, Alycia Smith Howard, 2009
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Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in ...
Trinket slathered on lipstick, painted rainbows of eye shadow on the lids of her green eyes, and teased her auburn hair into a lion's mane. Trinket was looking forward to becoming a mother, whereas Milagros proclaimed, loudly and often, her ...
Adrian Nicole LeBlanc, 2003
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Graham's Illustrated Magazine of Literature, Romance, Art, ...
Mr. Percival Trinket wished Wordsworth had never been born, or never written a line. How on earth was he to answer? “ Is it The While Doe of Rylatonef she asked. “ I confess I think I do prefer The Doc,” said Trinket, who only caught a part of ...
George R. Graham, Edgar Allan Poe, 1855
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Sharpe's London magazine, a journal of entertainment and ...
Few men had more invitations to good country-houses than Mr. Trinket : no one of the slightest importance omitted him from their list of ball invitations, and a great many requested his company at dinner. In spite of all this, Mr. Trinket had never ...
Anna Maria Hall
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Graham's American Monthly Magazine of Literature, Art, and ...
Mr. Percival Trinket wished Wordsworth had never been born, or never written a line. How on earth was he to answer? “Is it The White Doc of Rylalone? she asked. “I confess I think I do prefer The Doc,” said Trinket, who only caught a part of ...
George R. Graham, Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Jacobs Peterson, 1855
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Socioecological Transitions and Global Change: Trajectories ...
On Trinket, half of the coconuts produced are exported in the form of copra. Nevertheless, it cannot be claimed that planting coconut trees is a specialized production for the market since the very same coconuts are also consumed domestically ...
Marina Fischer-Kowalski, Helmut Haberl, 2007
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Magical Mischief
Trinket, so appalled that she spilled tea down the front of her blouse. “You can't go mixing up magic! There are different strains, and they've all got special requirements. English magic is like a house spider. Remember I told you it wants to hide ...
Anna Dale, 2011
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Wild Thoughts from Wild Places
This collection of twenty-three of Quammen's most intriguing, most exciting, most memorable pieces takes us to meet kayakers on the Futaleufu River of southern Chile, where Quammen describes how it feels to travel in fast company and flail ...
David Quammen, 2012
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The Universal Magazine
She directs the servant to stiew them into her dressing-room, and there joins them, to give Lord Trinket an opportunity ot executing his base design. He immediately, without any ceremony, uses violence to Harriot. She cries out, Murder! and at ...
‎1761

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRINKET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term trinket is used in the context of the following news items.
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7/9 Pet Connection: Trinket
Watch my tail, I am one happy girl! I lived in a crate my whole life, but now I am free. I am a 5-6 year old shih tzu who loves hanging out with other dogs, but when ... «WXXA, Jul 15»
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W.Va. Ban on Election Trinkets Now Effective
A West Virginia ban on publicly funded trinkets bearing an elected official's name ... or likeness on a public vehicle, trinket or advertisement, such as a billboard. «West Virginia Public Broadcasting, May 15»
3
Burglar tried to steal dead Carlisle pub landlord's trinket
A burglar tried to steal a trinket box which belonged to a pub landlady's late husband, a court heard. Mark Proudfoot, 29, sneaked into a private living area at the ... «News & Star, May 15»
4
Hunger Games' Effie Trinket, Elizabeth Banks Strikes Hollywood …
The actress and director, Elizabeth Banks, who is famously known for playing the role of Effie Trinket in 'The Hunger Games' franchise, revealed in an interview ... «Times Gazette, May 15»
5
EZ-Link to launch Hello Kitty-themed payment trinket
EZ-Charms – a special ez-link card in the form of a trinket – will function in the same way as an ez-link card, the contactless card service provider says. POSTED: ... «Channel News Asia, Apr 15»
6
William Pope.L sets the US flag waving at the MOCA/Geffen
"Trinket" is a monumental 2008 installation sculpture by Newark-born, Chicago-based artist William Pope.L, 59, that put the disheartening display of media-mad ... «Los Angeles Times, Mar 15»
7
On Beauty: How to elevate the smallest trinket into something special
It was a piece of advice that I've never forgotten. I was a teenager, working in France for the summer. She was the sophisticated owner of the restaurant where I ... «Irish Times, Dec 14»
8
Effie Trinket GIFs
The Hunger Games series might all be about the girl on fire, but we have another franchise favorite besides Katniss, Peeta, and Gale: Effie Trinket. Elizabeth ... «POPSUGAR, Nov 14»
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How to Dress As 'The Hunger Games' Effie Trinket For Halloween …
But instead of throwing on a simple Katniss costume, why not choose an overlooked character like Effie Trinket? The District 12 mentor and escort has such ... «Bustle, Sep 14»
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Elizabeth Banks' Effie Trinket Was a Must for 'Mockingjay' Films …
“How can anybody replace Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket in these movies? When Suzanne Collins saw Catching Fire, she called and one of the first things she ... «Just Jared, Aug 14»

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