Frippery word meaning and definition

Beside meaning and definition for word "frippery", on this page you can find other interesting information too, like synonyms or related words. On bottom of the page we have fun area, like tarot cards, numerology for these Eight characters, how to write "frippery" with bar codes or hand signs and more.. Table of Contents:

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Meaning and definition for "frippery" word

[noun] something of little value or significance

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\Frip"per*y\, n. [F. friperie, fr. fruper. See {Fripper}.] 1. Coast-off clothes. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. 2. Hence: Secondhand finery; cheap and tawdry decoration; affected elegance. Fond of gauze and French frippery. --Goldsmith. The gauzy frippery of a French translation. --Sir W. Scott. 3. A place where old clothes are sold. --Shak. 4. The trade or traffic in old clothes.
\Frip"per*y\, a. Trifling; contemptible.

Synonyms for frippery

bagatelle, fluff, frivolity

Related terms: a hoot, bibelot, cent, duplication, fig, gaud, gewgaw, gimcrack, kickshaw, knickknackery, needlessness, ornamentation, overadornment, payroll padding, peppercorn, redundance, shit, superfluity, toy, trifle, war paint, whim-wham

The fun area, different aproach to word »frippery«

Let's analyse "frippery" as pure text. This string has Eight letters in Three syllables and Two vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 25% of vowels is 13.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YREPPIRF. Average typing speed for these characters is 2135 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: ..-. .-. .. .--. .--. . .-. -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: frippery: 9 + 5 = 14, reduced: 5 (or 3 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Five.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: frippery: 6 + 9 + 9 + 7 + 7 + 5 + 9 + 7 = 59, reduced: 5, and the final result is Five.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
F (1)	6	Lovers	Practical, Faithful, Organizer
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
P (2)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
R (2)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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