tinsel
immaterial. moral. spiritual.

tinsel
A shining material used for ornamental purposes; especially, a very thin, gauzelike cloth with much gold or silver woven into it; also, very thin metal overlaid with a thin coating of gold or silver, brass foil, or the like.

tinsel
Something shining and gaudy; something superficially shining and showy, or having a false luster, and more gay than valuable.

tinsel
Showy to excess; gaudy; specious; superficial.

tinsel
To adorn with tinsel; to deck out with cheap but showy ornaments; to make gaudy. a thread with glittering metal foil attached a showy decoration that is basically valueless; 'all the tinsel of self-promotion' interweave with tinsel; 'tinseled velvet' adorn with tinsel; 'snow flakes tinseled the trees' impart a cheap brightness to; 'his tinseled image of Hollywood'.

tinsel
A type of electrical conductor comprised of a number of tiny threads, each having a fine, flat ribbon of copper or other metal closely spiraled about it Used for small size cables requiring limpness and extra-long flex life.

tinsel
Metallic material used to add flash and color in fly tying.

tinsel
An extra flexible conductor made by wrapping thin flat ribbons of copper or bronze around fine cotton or textile yarns of other fibrous materials This type of conductor has a low current carrying capacity insulation is generally a textile braid The intended usage is for severe flexing. a showy decoration that is basically valueless; 'all the tinsel of self-promotion'. a thread with glittering metal foil attached. impart a cheap brightness to; 'his tinseled image of Hollywood'. adorn with tinsel; 'snow flakes tinseled the trees'. interweave with tinsel; 'tinseled velvet'.