bauble

ˈbɔːbəl

Definition

Definition of bauble - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

decorationspherical ornament for decoration

The Christmas tree was adorned with shiny baubles..

knickknack

trinket

jewelry

small, inexpensive trinket

She decorated her desk with colorful baubles..

knickknack

trinket

value

Dated

anything trivial and worthless

Dated

He dismissed the idea as a mere bauble.

entertainment

Dated

mock scepter carried by a jester

Dated

The jester twirled his bauble with flair.

knickknack

trifle

trinket

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Images of bauble

spherical ornament for decoration
small, inexpensive trinket
mock scepter carried by a jester

Origin of bauble

Old French, baubel (trinket)

Examples of bauble in a sentence

Each bauble on the chandelier sparkled brightly.
He bought a shiny bauble at the market.
The Christmas tree was adorned with baubles.
They traded honesty for a glittering bauble.
To her, the trophy was just a bauble.
He juggled the bauble to amuse the crowd.

The bauble was adorned with colorful ribbons.

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French:boule, babiole, ...
German:Weihnachtskugel, Nippes, ...
Italian:decorazione, gingillo, ...
Spanish:adorno, chuchería, ...
Portuguese:enfeite esférico, enfeite, ...
Chinese:装饰品, 小饰品, ...
Japanese:球形の装飾品, 小さな装飾品, ...
Arabic:كُرَة زِينَة, حلية, ...
Hebrew:כַּדּוּר קִשּׁוּט, חָפִיץ, ...
Russian:шарик, безделушка, ...
Ukrainian:прикраса, брязкальце, ...
Hindi:गेंद के आकार का आभूषण, छोटा गहना, ...
Bengali:গোলাকার অলঙ্কার, গহনা, ...
Catalan:bola decorativa, bagatel.la, ...
Czech:baňka, cetka, ...
Danish:julekugle, nipsgenstand, ...
Dutch:kerstbal, kleinood, ...
Greek:μπάλα διακόσμησης, μπιχλιμπίδι, ...
Hungarian:gömbdísz, csecsebecse, ...
Khmer:គ្រាប់លម្អ, គ្រឿងលម្អតូចថោក, ...
Korean:구슬 장식, 작은 장신구, ...
Persian:گوی تزئینی, جواهر کوچک, ...
Polish:bombka, bibelot, ...
Portuguese (BR):enfeite esférico, enfeite, ...
Romanian:ornament, mărunțiș, ...
Swedish:julgranskula, prydnadssak, ...
Thai:ลูกบอลตกแต่ง, เครื่องประดับเล็ก ๆ, ...
Turkish:parlak süs topu, küçük süs eşyası, ...
Vietnamese:quả cầu trang trí, đồ trang trí nhỏ, ...

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