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Meaning of clinquant | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2
ˈklɪŋkənt

Definitions

Glittery; gleaming; sparkling; dressed in, or overlaid with, tinsel finery.

Equivalents

Français clinquant clinquant clinquant

Examples

“Today the French, / All clinquant, all in gold, like heathen gods, / Shone down the English;”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Clintonesque Clintonian Clintonist Clintonoid cliodynamic cliometric

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