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as in attire
dressy clothing
dressed in their most elegant frippery for the big gala at the symphony
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as in nothing
something of little importance
socialites whose lives were almost entirely consumed by fripperies
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Recent Examples of frippery
For serious mariners, form followed function, and fripperies were frowned upon.
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Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2024
He’s focused on more than fripperies, though: there are three Internet carriers here, for a double back up and blazing speeds, as well as cell service across the property, a rarity even at the toniest lodges.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2023
But Anderson seemed to find humor in Gothic furniture, too — in its Baroque frippery, its weirdness.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Oct. 2023
Belafonte turned the famous into folks, mixing the frippery of the format with the gravitas of the moment.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2023
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Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2024
He’s focused on more than fripperies, though: there are three Internet carriers here, for a double back up and blazing speeds, as well as cell service across the property, a rarity even at the toniest lodges.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2023
But Anderson seemed to find humor in Gothic furniture, too — in its Baroque frippery, its weirdness.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Oct. 2023
Belafonte turned the famous into folks, mixing the frippery of the format with the gravitas of the moment.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frippery
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That fan's name was Naya, who clearly had just praised Swift’s attire.Gil Macias, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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He then got struck by a lightning bolt and died, but he is said to reappear in his scarecrow attire at Christmastime, preying on naughty children for food.Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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The one whose legs turned nothings into somethings, improvising the Lions’ entire defensive game plan into a pile of ash?Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2024
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But nothings more peaceful than tomorrow to a man going through pain today.Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
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That vehicle has been praised for its ability to stand out even among the Mercedes and BMWs of the world in finery despite having lesser performance and a lack of track-ready models.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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But offered up as a holiday gift, all dressed up in the season’s finery ... who can argue with that?Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 6 Dec. 2024
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Any continuation of this conversation will veer far off from the triviality of Socrates’s political beliefs.Theodore McDarrah, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Although it was considered appropriately feminine for women to care for animals, women and femininity were also considered weaker, sillier, and more frivolous than men and masculinity; caring too much for other creatures came was considered a sign of fragility and triviality.Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024
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In 2020, The White Lotus costume designer Alex Bovaird walked into the Camilla boutique in Costa Mesa, California.Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
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To spare fans any jetlag, Atomic Venus Media has created a theatrical fashion show for attendees to get a glimpse of La Trompette Bleue and catch costume designs that were inspired by actual ones that were created by costume designer Marylin Fitoussi for the series.Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024
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To the unaccompanied minors who have come from Central America for the last quarter of a century: Thank you for showing more bravery in your young lives than anyone in Trump’s administration can ever dream of.Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
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From small towns to bustling Chicago, the men left for war and came home with legacies of bravery, resilience and brotherhood.Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2024
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Rabanne’s pioneering work redefined conventional notions about materials in apparel design.Fairchild Studio, WWD, 7 Dec. 2024
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In the Venn diagram showing the places where apparel overlap, there is a sliver where the two are the same thing.Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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His formidable rich voice voice always carried the gaiety of a comic opera basso.John Mariani, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Françoise wanders away from us, from the room, into her own thoughts, solemn yet full of gaiety.Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 27 June 2024
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“Frippery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frippery. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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