noun
trinket
TRIHNG-kiht
noun
1
A small decorative item, especially cheap jewelry, valued more for looks than worth.
"She kept a box full of trinkets from her travels."
2
Something considered trivial or of little real value.
"The prize was just a plastic trinket."
How to Use Trinket
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA small, inexpensive ornament or souvenir with more sentimental than monetary value.
Common pairings
a cheap trinket
trinket box
Word Forms
trinketed past tense, trinketed past tense, trinkets plural, trinkets plural, trinkets plural, trinkets plural, trinkets singular, trinkets singular
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Etymology
Origin uncertain, though it may be linked to Old French tryncle ("piece of jewellery").