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All fandangle synonyms

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noun fandangle

  • ornament β€” an accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part: architectural ornaments.
  • color β€” the sensation resulting from stimulation of the retina of the eye by light waves of certain lengths
  • wreath β€” a circular band of flowers, foliage, or any ornamental work, for adorning the head or for any decorative purpose; a garland or chaplet.
  • trinket β€” a small ornament, piece of jewelry, etc., usually of little value.
  • finery β€” fine or showy dress, ornaments, etc.
  • design β€” When someone designs a garment, building, machine, or other object, they plan it and make a detailed drawing of it from which it can be built or made.
  • ribbon β€” a woven strip or band of fine material, as silk or rayon, varying in width and finished off at the edges, used for ornament, tying, etc.
  • plaque β€” a thin, flat plate or tablet of metal, porcelain, etc., intended for ornament, as on a wall, or set in a piece of furniture.
  • coloring β€” The coloring of something is the color or colors that it is.
  • adornment β€” An adornment is something that is used to make a person or thing more beautiful.
  • ornamentation β€” the act of ornamenting.
  • frippery β€” finery in dress, especially when showy, gaudy, or the like.
  • jazz β€” music originating in New Orleans around the beginning of the 20th century and subsequently developing through various increasingly complex styles, generally marked by intricate, propulsive rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, improvisatory, virtuosic solos, melodic freedom, and a harmonic idiom ranging from simple diatonicism through chromaticism to atonality.
  • doodad β€” a decorative embellishment; trinket; bauble: a dress covered with doodads.
  • frill β€” a trimming, as a strip of cloth or lace, gathered at one edge and left loose at the other; ruffle.
  • dingbat β€” Slang. an eccentric, silly, or empty-headed person.
  • accessory β€” Accessories are items of equipment that are not usually essential, but which can be used with or added to something else in order to make it more efficient, useful, or decorative.
  • thing β€” (in Scandinavian countries) a public meeting or assembly, especially a legislative assembly or a court of law.
  • gewgaw β€” something gaudy and useless; trinket; bauble.
  • trimming β€” the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
  • floss β€” the cottony fiber yielded by the silk-cotton tree.
  • furbelow β€” a ruffle or flounce, as on a woman's skirt or petticoat.
  • lace β€” a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
  • garbage β€” discarded animal and vegetable matter, as from a kitchen; refuse.
  • spangle β€” a small, thin, often circular piece of glittering metal or other material, used especially for decorating garments.
  • filigree β€” delicate ornamental work of fine silver, gold, or other metal wires, especially lacy jewelers' work of scrolls and arabesques.
  • flounce β€” to go with impatient or impetuous, exaggerated movements: The star flounced out of the studio in a rage.
  • bauble β€” A bauble is a small, cheap ornament or piece of jewellery.
  • braid β€” Braid is a narrow piece of decorated cloth or twisted threads, which is used to decorate clothes or curtains.
  • inlay β€” to decorate (an object) with layers of fine materials set in its surface: to inlay a chest with lighter wood.
  • garnish β€” to provide or supply with something ornamental; adorn; decorate.
  • fuss β€” an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle: They made a fuss over the new baby.
  • festoon β€” a string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points.
  • gilt β€” a simple past tense and past participle of gild1 .
  • flourish β€” to be in a vigorous state; thrive: a period in which art flourished.
  • scroll β€” a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, especially one with writing on it: a scroll containing the entire Old Testament.
  • sequin β€” a small shining disk or spangle used for ornamentation, as on women's clothing and accessories or on theatrical costumes.
  • fretwork β€” ornamental work consisting of interlacing parts, especially work in which the design is formed by perforation.
  • arabesque β€” An arabesque is a position in ballet dancing. The dancer stands on one leg with their other leg lifted and stretched out backwards, and their arms stretched out in front of them.
  • tinsel β€” a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
  • curlicue β€” Curlicues are decorative twists and curls, usually carved or made with a pen.
  • parquetry β€” mosaic work of wood used for floors, wainscoting, etc.; marquetry.
  • gingerbread β€” a type of cake flavored with ginger and molasses.
  • ostentation β€” pretentious or conspicuous show, as of wealth or importance; display intended to impress others.
  • decoration β€” The decoration of a room is its furniture, wallpaper, and ornaments.
  • overstatement β€” to state too strongly; exaggerate: to overstate one's position in a controversy.
  • self-enhancement β€” to raise to a higher degree; intensify; magnify: The candlelight enhanced her beauty.
  • hyperbole β€” obvious and intentional exaggeration.
  • floridity β€” reddish; ruddy; rosy: a florid complexion.
  • gilding β€” the application of gilt.
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